The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Thunder Bay ‘very interesting’ location for proposed safe injection site, says researcher
February 19, 2016 | CBC News
University of British Columbia medical professor Dr. Thomas Kerr is leading feasibility study in Thunder Bay The city of Thunder Bay faces unique challenges as it works towards creating a supervised injection site, says one of the lead researchers examining the feasibility of the project. Dr. Thomas...
Doctor wonders why access to Suboxone is still restricted
February 19, 2016 | News 1130
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s been a few months since doctors have been allowed to directly prescribe a new medication to treat opioid addiction, but there are still some hiccups. Suboxone is safer than methadone and is worthless on the street. The drug also allows people with addictions ...
Street drug 10,000 times stronger than morphine arrives in Canada
February 18, 2016 | City News
Move over fentanyl, there’s a new drug on the street – and it’s an estimated 10,000 times stronger than morphine. The drug is called W-18, and CBC News reports that the first seizure of the drug occurred last month in Calgary, prompting the city’s police to put out a warning....
CFAX 1070: Interview with Dr. Keith Ahamad on addiction treatment
February 18, 2016 | CFAX 1070
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W-18: Deadly street drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl
February 17, 2016 | CBC News
‘It’s not in a drug dealer’s interest to be killing everyone who is buying these drugs’ On the heels of hundreds of overdose deaths related to fentanyl, authorities are now warning the public about a new and extremely lethal drug that’s hit the streets in Western Canada...
