The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Fear driving opposition to supervised consumption site, says psychology prof
February 17, 2024 | CityNews Vancouver
The debate over harm reduction services has heated up after Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) chose not to move forward with a proposed supervised drug consumption site in the City of Richmond earlier this week. Zach Walsh, a psychology professor at UBC, says fear is the driving factor when people oppo...
Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, UBC research suggests
February 15, 2024 | UBC Okanagan News
New findings from researchers at the University of British Columbia suggest that cannabis could play a role in addressing the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. A new publication from Dr. Hudson Reddon, alongside UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Zach Walsh and UBC Vancouver’s Dr. M-J Milloy, observed that using ...
B.C. naturopaths hope to prescribe safer supply medications
February 14, 2024 | Globe and Mail
Hundreds of British Columbia naturopaths want to be able to prescribe “safer supply” and other medications to treat substance-use disorders and be part of the response to the province’s toxic drug crisis, as their profession is not given such powers by existing regulation. The BC Naturopathic ...
Richmond Will Look into Expanding Its Harm Reduction Services
February 14, 2024 | The Tyee
Richmond city council held two rowdy nights of public hearings this week after tabling a motion on whether or not the city should look into bolstering its harm reduction services. Late last night, council voted eight-two in favour of asking city staff to analyze the potential benefits and challeng...
Deaths increase despite drug decriminalization, experts urge more safe supply for users
February 06, 2024 | The Hamilton Spectator
January 31 marked the one-year anniversary for B.C.’s three-year decriminalization pilot project, where people using up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs would not face seizures, charges, or arrests. But as 2023 saw a five per cent increase in death rates, experts are pushing for expanding the...
