LOUD in the ED: Stopping the revolving door
Every day in emergency departments across the province, someone who uses opioids is discharged without ever being offered treatment or care. As a result, the risk of a fatal overdose increases the moment that person walks out those hospital doors, the opportunity to connect them with evidence-based care is gone.
Q & A with Dr. Lindsey Richardson
Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are some of the world’s brightest scholars and scientists who contribute to new discoveries and help us make sense of the world we live in. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. When the Government
Peer Advocacy Navigators
Seeking help for opioid use can be confusing, frustrating, and, ultimately, defeating. Nobody knows that better than Laura Shaver and Reija Jean, who are Peer Advocacy Navigators with the BC Centre on Substance Use. Shaver and Jean both have personal experience trying to navigate the health system and understand the
Alcohol Harm Reduction
Photo: Brittany Graham (middle right) and members of the Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education, Rob M. (left) Ron K. (middle left) and Loretta B. (right). In 1981, the City of Vancouver trialed shutting down a Main and Hastings liquor store in order to reduce drinking in the Downtown
Q & A with Dr. Danya Fast
This month, we chatted with Dr. Danya Fast, a Research Scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on tracing the substance use treatment trajectories of young people in Greater Vancouver as
Why peer overdose response workers deserve more
Five years into the public health emergency, the emotional and psychological burden carried by those responding to overdoses becomes heavier with each day. Overdose responders with lived experience are especially susceptible to burnout, according to Michelle Olding, a community-based researcher at the BC Centre on Substance Use. She’s been interviewing
Cheyenne Johnson appointed Executive Director at BC Centre on Substance Use
Cheyenne Johnson has been appointed Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Ms. Johnson was selected following a recruitment process led by Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI), after previously acting as interim executive director of BCCSU. She was originally appointed by government as the Interim Operations
Philip Owen Professorship sparks hope during overdose crisis
St. Paul’s Foundation donors partner with UBC and the Province to create lasting legacy to honour former mayor, improve addiction treatment A conservative politician and a drug user activist may seem like an unusual duo. Yet, Dean Wilson and Philip Owen’s improbable partnership started a transformation in the public understanding
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