Drug deaths are finally falling—but the cause may be far outside of U.S. policy makers’ control. By Charles Fein Leiman from the Atlantic – read source article For two decades, the United States and Canada have struggled with a drug epidemic. From 2003 to 2022, annual overdose deaths in the United States rose from less […]
by ANDREA WOO for the Globe and Mail – Read the source article VANCOUVER B.C. Premier David Eby says public drug use will not be permitted when the province’s contentious decriminalization trial comes up for renewal at the end of this month. But it remains to be seen whether his government will seek […]
As the effects of the toxic drug crisis become an intrinsic part of health care, nurses on Vancouver Island are having to adapt to what that means for keeping patients healthy. – by Jessica Durling, Black Press. Read the source article here – On Dec. 2, Vancouver Island University fourth-year […]
From CityNews, By Charles Brockman. Read the source article British Columbia’s health minister has announced that the province is changing its Prescribed Alternatives Program to a witnessed model, in which users will be watched as they consume the drugs. Minister Josie Osborne says the “significant” change to end the take-home model […]
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 […]
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