The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
The quiet rise of crystal meth
March 04, 2016 | The Globe and Mail
Fentanyl and oxycodone may be getting the headlines, but the use of cheap and available speed is soaring, writes Andrea Woo Dean Foggin sits on the edge of his single bed, winter sunlight streaming through the window onto the white walls, his white robe, white slippers. It is his fifth time checking...
Ending HIV: A missing piece in the health-care debate
March 04, 2016 | Truthout
For the Republican presidential candidates, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a sort of collective punching bag. Every single candidate wants a repeal of the health-care law, which was a stinging victory for President Obama and the Democrats. Donald Trump would replace it with something vague a...
100 times stronger than fentanyl: New peril looms for BC drug users in painkiller W-18
March 03, 2016 | The Province
Painkiller W-18, seized by police in Calgary, can be 100 times more powerful than fentanyl – and it’s expected to arrive here Drug experts fear BC won’t be ready to deal with the devastating impact of the powerful painkiller W-18 when it inevitably hits the streets here. Already, h...
BC braces for arrival of powerful painkiller W-18
March 02, 2016 | The Star Phoenix
Drug experts fear BC won’t be ready to deal with the devastating impact of the powerful painkiller W-18 when it inevitably hits the province’s streets. Already, health officials and first responders are scrambling in response to a surge in overdoses from the potent, synthetic opiate fent...
CFAX 1070: Interview with Dr. M-J Milloy on cannabis
February 24, 2016 | CFAX 1070
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