For families, the tragedy of opioids is beyond measure. For Canada, the cost is tens of billions in lost productivity, a Globe analysis finds – by Jason Kirby @ The Globe and Mail – Read the source article On the evening of Aug. 5, Michael Fairchild left his brother’s home […]
The federal government has promised more than $4.3 million to help support six groups that are trying to tackle the drug crisis on Vancouver Island. by Adam Chan, Chek News – Read the source article The lionshare of that total, at just more than $2 million, is going towards SOLID […]
Former drug user says the service has been needed for a long time Island Health has opened a new, supervised drug inhalation site in the Comox Valley, on mid-Vancouver Island — a service that the health authority and advocates say was badly needed in the community. The small, non-descript building […]
Any amount of alcohol consumption may increase risk of dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of alcohol consumption and dementia risk to date. from Oxford University – read the full source article here Led by the University of Oxford, Yale University, and the University of Cambridge, the research challenges […]
A local doctor says the province’s new safer supply rules are more about politics than public health. By Mick Sweetman at the Discourse – Read the source article here Lenae Silva makes a trip to the pharmacy every day where she gets a slow-release fentanyl patch that covers half her […]
This article discusses the opioid crisis and its evolution through time. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use, support is available. Call BC Addiction Services at 1-800-663-1441, or the Opioid Treatment Access Line at 1-833-804-8111. – – – Since the dawn of mankind, humans have sought […]
Courtenay’s Taija McLuckie’s journey through harm reduction to recovery – by Marc Kitteringham, Black Press – read the source article here The Eggs Benedict at Rhodos Cafe in Courtenay makes Taija McLuckie happy. So does skateboarding, her kids, her friends and the people she loves. She also admits to being […]
‘For me, it was developing the feeling that I deserve better and figuring out how to develop that’ – Danny Snyder As B.C.’s toxic drug crisis nears the 10-year mark, it’s difficult to find someone in the province who hasn’t been affected in some way. Since the province’s first needle […]
Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip – Reprinted from Scientific American By Maia Szalavitz edited by Allison Parshall For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the […]
From Science Direct – International Journal of Drug Policy – by Daniel O’Brien read the full article Abstract Background In Canada, involuntary stabilization programs are used to apprehend and confine youth who use drugs for the purpose of stabilization, assessment, and discharge planning. In the Canadian province of Alberta, the […]
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