The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
‘Mass poisoning crisis’: Canadians need to change how we talk about drug deaths, advocates say
May 24, 2022 | CBC News
There’s a poisoning crisis gripping Canada, and it’s killing thousands of people each year. It doesn’t involve contaminated meat, lettuce or baby formula – the kinds of safety issues that prompt public concern, product recalls, and holding those responsible to account. It’s...
17 and Hooked on Benzo Dope
May 19, 2022 | VICE
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — The first time Carrie smoked “down,” a street name for fentanyl, heroin, and other illegal opioids, she said she was held captive for four days inside a tent by a much older man who’d given it to her. Either 13 or 14 at the time, Carrie, now 17, said the man, w...
O, Canada
May 18, 2022 | KBOO - Free Culture Radio
Highlights from BCSU2022 featuring Dr. Geoff Bardwell, a Research Scientist at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU); Phoenix Beck-McGreevy, a Peer Support Worker at Family Services of Greater Vancouver; Dr. Andrea Sereda, a family physician with the London InterCommunity Health Cente...
Opinion: The kids are alright… but only when we empower them
May 18, 2022 | Vancouver Is Awesome
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks doing speaking engagements at schools across the Lower Mainland. It’s one of the best things about my job: being able to connect with kids and talk with them about drugs. What I’ve learned over the years from speaking to hundreds of teens is that what th...
Neil Magnuson Arrested
May 18, 2022 | Cannabis Life Network
Police arrested Neil Magnuson in Downtown Eastside Vancouver last Tuesday. The long-time cannabis activist sold high-potency edibles out of his RV for low-income, opioid-addicted residents. The Vancouver Police raided his supply and confiscated his RV. Magnuson told CityNews, “I shudder...
