B.C. Center on Substance Use

Judge’s ruling is a bright light in these dark days!

No Prison for Fentanyl Seller, Rules BC Judge: What Impact Might This Have? A judge in Canada made a rare decision: She chose not to send a woman to prison for a drug ...

Cyclist who left Saskatoon on New Year's Day to raise awareness and money for opioid crisis arrives in Vancouver Iliajah Pidskalny set out on New Year's Day from Saskatoon to cycle to Vancouver and raise awareness and money for the opioid crisis.

Two Timmins doctors push for change as opioid crisis claims more lives Two Timmins physicians continue to advocate for changes to the way people with opioid addictions are treated.

A very sad outcome for a Mom and her son. Mental health and addiction are closely tied. We need concurrent support for those people in that situation. Our hearts go out to Donna Bridgman and to all who knew Leif.

She Warned Her Son About Toxic Drugs. Then He Was Dead | The Tyee Donna Bridgman lost her son, Leif, in March. He was one of over 1,000 British Columbians who have died of overdoses this year.

Overdose awareness: Coping with a double-headed monster During her most recent stay in hospital, a doctor told Tara Levis — whose addiction and mental-health issues have resulted in serious health complications in recent years — that he wasn’t sure if . . .

Dispension expands network of MySafe kiosks to fight overdose crisis, save lives /CNW/ - More than 15,000 Canadians have died of an opioid-related overdose since January 2016. Dispension is transforming the distribution of regulated...

COVID shines a spotlight on the crisis of drug toxicity, people using alone, and deaths.

As opioid-related deaths in Yukon double, officials say COVID-19 pandemic is amplifying the crisis | CBC News The Yukon government says it's planning to increase testing sites and harm education education.

This is very necessary.

B.C. government announces new mental health funding | Watch News Videos Online Watch B.C. government announces new mental health funding Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

If you or someone you know is using drugs, please share this. These are especially trying and dangerous times for people with substance use disorder.

Updated harm reduction advice for people who use drugs and alcohol for (novel ) pandemic from , , and . Adapted w/ thanks from 3D Research document.https://yale.app.box.com/v/COVID19HarmReductionGuidance

Thank you Ben Perrin!

Alberta's war against safe injection sites - Macleans.ca Benjamin Perrin: The Alberta government's recent review of supervised consumption sites ignores over 100 peer-reviewed studies explaining their benefits

Hey, fun seekers, please play safe.

Drug Safety for Holiday Parties Is it safe to try drugs? Is it safe to use drugs when drinking alcohol? It’s never completely safe, and right now, with B.C. experiencing an overdose emergency, it’s riskier than ever.

Grieving mothers highlight devastating impact of opioid crisis in Vancouver The women, members of the Moms Stop the Harm advocacy group, staged a photo at Jericho Beach wearing black and carrying large white crosses.