New research from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) suggests applying easy and effective tool to identify patients at high risk of going into
Addiction social work fellowship launched
Addiction social work fellowship launched! Substance use disorders disproportionately contribute to the global social and economic burden of
Systematic reviews enhance drugs conference
Systematic reviews are the cream of the research crop. Those who understand their value thrive at an opportunity to meet the review authors at
Frequent urine testing lacks evidence
Clinicians commonly use urine drug tests to detect or validate self-reported drug use, particularly when beginning and maintaining opioid agonist
The opioids and addiction mismatch
Will an increasing pressure on prescribers curb the rising opioid overdose rates? With only 0.5% of patients prescribed opioids reportedly
Place matters, teachers and learners #CCME18
We learn best in places that support our learning and our bio psycho socio spiritual development – from toddlers to elders, reports Jan Klimas from
Farewell Thursdays Writing Collective
With the end of the Thursdays Writing Collective coming soon in April 2018, I've decided to re-post my earlier blog from 2016 about this unique
Correct dose keeps treatment going, study finds
We wanted to find out whether continued use of drugs or alcohol impedes addiction treatment with methadone. We looked at the dose and things that make
20 per cent heroin eligible, study finds
This study looked at how many, and what types of people who inject drugs (PWID), in the AIDS Care Cohort to evaluate Exposure to Survival Services