The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Fact checking claims about NANDU and peer-run safe consumption sites
March 02, 2023 | The Discourse
Since April 2022, the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users (NANDU) operated a site at 264 Nicol St. that helped about 200 clients a day with safe consumption, drug testing and overdose prevention. The peer-run site garnered mixed community reactions, and on Monday, Jan. 16 city council declared the s...
Premier ‘astonished’ at B.C. firm’s claim it got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine
March 02, 2023 | CBC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday that he is “astonished” by a cannabis company’s claim that Health Canada has granted it the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs in Langley, B.C., said in a statement that Health Canada gave it appr...
Victoria addiction treatment and recovery options are limited, creating gaps in care
February 25, 2023 | Victoria News
People who use drugs are facing barriers to treatment when seeking recovery – many have been around for years while others cropped up during COVID-19. With over 2,272 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia, 2022 had the second-highest illicit drug death rate ever recorded, acc...
VCH looks to expand safe drug consumption services in Richmond
February 22, 2023 | Richmond News
Vancouver Coastal Health is working on offering more safe drug consumption services in Richmond. Details are still be worked out, but Richmond medical health officer, Meena Dawar, told the Richmond News, they are working on setting up an “episodic overdose prevention service.” As for having a s...
Baranyai: OD crisis response a painfully slow dance
February 19, 2023 | London Free Press
We are waltzing through a public health emergency: Two steps forward, one step sideways, pausing at every step. Our response to the overdose crisis has been sluggish and incremental. Even as our cities make headway opening lifesaving supervised consumption sites, provinces have shuttered overdose pr...
