Vancouver losing Its war on illicit drugs
November 24, 2009
(Vancouver) – The first comprehensive report on the epidemic of hard drug use in Vancouver shows that the federal government’s anti-drug strategy is failing and that new, innovative policies must be implemented to reduce the associated health, crime and financial burdens borne by residents. Researchers at the Urban Health Research Initi...
Study: Supervised injection site attracts highest risk users
July 19, 2005
More vulnerable to HIV infection and overdose, says detailed profile Vancouver’s pilot supervised injection site has shown to attract the highest risk users, reveals a new study authored by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, provides one of the first detailed profil...
Study: High-risk group willing to use crack smoking facility
June 2, 2005
(Vancouver) – A medically supervised smoking facility (SSF) for crack users shows potential for public health and community benefits, and underlines the need for a scientific evaluation of a pilot site in Vancouver, says a new study published by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Past Centre research has shown that smoking heroin, cr...
Study: Supervised injection site reduces HIV risk behaviour
March 17, 2005
Facility impacts needle-sharing among injection drug users Vancouver’s pilot supervised injection site has shown to reduce needle sharing among high-risk drug users, reveals a new study authored by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The paper, published Friday in the leading international medical journal The Lancet, represents the fi...
US Department of Health funds Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study
November 18, 2004
(Vancouver) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will provide more than $3 million over five years to support the Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study (VIDUS) and fund a new youth-at-risk study, the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS announced today. The $612,000 annual grant, awarded by the department’s National Insti...
