The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Can Suboxone help with BC’s drug overdose crisis?
June 02, 2016 | Global News
Dr. Keith Ahamad, of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS speaks to BC1 about a new report he co-authored, calling for Suboxone to be more widely available to treat opioid addiction, and to address BC's drug overdose crisis...
Outdated’ restrictions on Suboxone making BC’s overdose crisis worse: Report
June 02, 2016 | CBC News
A new report blamesBC’s College of Physicians and Surgeonsfor not lifting “barriers” to Suboxone, a prescription drugthatcould dramatically reduce overdose deathsamida public health emergency. “In the context of a dramatically escalating overdose epidemic, we’d like to ...
I would rather use my vaporizer’: Medical pot users say clinical proof could help fight stigma
May 31, 2016 | CBC News
Some say pot helps treat everything from PTSD to multiple sclerosis, HIV-AIDS and even cancer While moving to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, Toronto Public Health acknowledgesthat there may be therapeutic benefits associated with cannabis, such as help with pain relief, nausea ...
CBC: Interview with Dr. M-J Milloy on cannabis
May 30, 2016 | CBC News
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Overdose crisis gave prescription fentanyl an unfair rap, pain expert says
May 25, 2016 | CBC News
But BC doctor argues that opioid epidemic has its origins in doctors’ offices A pain specialist says the explosion of fatal overdoses from illegal opioids across the continent has unfairly stigmatized prescription fentanyl. … “Theprescriptionopioidproblem throughout North America n...
