BC Centre on Substance Use launches new online addiction training program
May 30, 2017
The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) has launched a new online training course to help B.C. health care professionals identify and treat substance use disorders. The Online Addiction Medicine Diploma will help ensure providers have access to evidence-based education to help improve care across the province. Course topics include screening a...
B.C. researchers find that cannabis could help reduce crack cocaine use
May 16, 2017
Research presented by BC Centre on Substance Use scientists at Harm Reduction International Conference in Montreal offers possible treatment for harmful crack cocaine use Vancouver, B.C. (May 16, 2017) – Using cannabis might be an effective strategy for people seeking to control their use of crack cocaine, according to new research from scientist...
New Study Suggests That The War On Drugs Is A Leading Factor In HIV/AIDS Deaths And Infection Among People Who Use Injection Drugs
Systematic review of research finds laws and policies prohibiting drug use have a central role in undermining global HIV/AIDS efforts among people who inject drugs Vancouver, B.C. (May 16, 2017) The criminalisation of drugs is a key driver of the global HIV epidemic and a potential barrier to eradicating HIV/AIDS, according to a systematic review p...
BC Centre on Substance Use to begin studying psychedelics as treatment option for addictions
April 21, 2017
The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) is planning clinical trials set to begin this year to study the effectiveness of psychedelic-assisted therapy in treating opioid and other substance use disorders—an approach not investigated by Canadian researchers in decades. The newly established BCCSU is seeking funding from granting agencies and private...
New Canadian online study of cannabis dispensary users set to launch
February 17, 2017
With the Canadian federal government soon to announce plans to legalize cannabis, researchers from the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), a part of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), are launching an innovative new study to fill a crucial knowledge gap: How do Canadians use cannabis? “How adults us...
