The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
COVID-19 increased risk of overdose due to poorer drug quality: SFU study
May 11, 2022 | Vancouver Sun
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the risk of overdose because of a decline in the quality of drugs, according to a study that authors say highlights the need for a safer supply not just for people who use opioids, but also stimulants. Researchers from Simon Fraser University surveyed 738 people who ...
Canada to Fund Research on Psilocybin for Substance Use Disorder
May 03, 2022 | Filter
Applications have opened for Canadian researchers seeking federal funding to study psilocybin treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), as well as for depression and end-of-life distress. The grants mark the first time federal funding has been provided for psilocybin studies of this kind. “Psyc...
Alberta safe supply committee report not up to standards, experts say
May 02, 2022 | CBC News
A government-commissioned report examining safe supply of drugs is coming under fire from a group of addiction scientists and clinicians who say the work is deeply flawed. In January, an Alberta legislative committee began studying whether safe supply programs could reduce drug poisoning deaths i...
Borders and barriers in harm reduction
April 26, 2022 | University of Victoria News
Drug-checking programs can track the flow of fentanyl across North America—and shine a light on new substances that could make the drug-poisoning crisis more deadly. Mexico and Canada may be physically separated by thousands of kilometres, but people like Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira are working t...
Fentanyl-laced cocaine appears in B.C. amid calls for safe supply
April 21, 2022 | DATAC
In recent weeks, Substance UVic, a drug testing lab based in Victoria, B.C. has issued a public warning on social media after dangerous and potentially fatal levels of fentanyl were detected in multiple samples of cocaine. The lab is a part of a research project carried out by University of Victoria...
