The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Eby and Appadurai Differ on Compulsory Drug Treatment
September 15, 2022 | The Tyee
When BC NDP leader hopeful David Eby last month said people who have overdosed from toxic drugs twice in a day should be given compulsory treatment instead of being discharged from the hospital, the response from harm reduction advocates was swift and skeptical. Eby’s competitor for the BC NDP lea...
More comprehensive services required to curb B.C. drug deaths, doctor says
September 15, 2022 | Toronto Star
VANCOUVER – Maria Rantanen did everything she could to stop her son from fatally overdosing, but it wasn’t enough. Michael Rantanen died on July 15. He was 25 years old. He was one of the 192 drug-related deaths British Columbia’s coroner recorded in July. The toll is a 31 per cent increas...
Can Substance Use Treatment Improve HIV Care?
September 14, 2022 | POZ Magazine
People who receive opioid substitution therapy to manage drug addiction are more likely to be on antiretroviral treatment and achieve an undetectable HIV viral load, according to study findings published in the journal AIDS. “These findings are encouraging and support calls for greater integratio...
Harm reduction program at UBCO expands into Okanagan region
September 09, 2022 | University Affairs
Last fall, in an effort to improve the health of its community and reduce the stigma surrounding drug use, the harm reduction team (HaRT) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan launched a student-run program that provides free and confidential drug checking on campus. The program is aimed ...
Overdose education should be mandatory in B.C. schools amid opioid crisis, advocates say
September 06, 2022 | CBC News
When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administered naloxone that some realized she’d overdosed on an opioid, said Chloe Goodison, who was sitting beside ...
