I first interviewed a person with lived experience of substance use twenty years ago. Today, I wanted to pause and reflect on the key points in this
Sending prescribing feedback won’t curb opioid use disorders
REDONNA was a single-blinded, two-arm clinical trial of a prescribing Portrait for eligible family physicians in British Columbia, Canada. It examined
Shifting Focus, Accelerating Innovative Vending Machines
Shifting focus on accelerating innovative solutions and clarifying roles can help reduce unregulated drug deaths. Bardwell and colleagues(1)
I’m almost opioid-a-phobic: Family medicine residents perceive
Over the past two decades, Canadians’ use of opioid analgesics has substantially grown, making the nation the second-largest user of opioid analgesics
Can online training uplift opioid sparing strategies?
Opioid analgesic prescribing has been in trouble for decades in North America. Things are changing, though. Still, there’s room to adjust care,
Exploring barriers and facilitators to health equity
[April 27] The ongoing opioid crisis continues to inflict serious harms on thousands of British Columbians. Some harms are due to initiation of opioid
Newly started primary care opioid prescriptions plateaued in 2018-2019
Our new study published in the Canadian Journal of Addiction found plateauing rates of new starts of opioid analgesics in British Columbia in
Pain Management with Opioids in 2019-2020
This JAMA Insights Clinical Update reviews evidence-based use of opioids to manage noncancer pain, proposing opioid-sparing pain management. Based on
Six strategies to optimize substance use care #ccmhc2019
Dr. Evan Wood spoke at the 20th Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference #ccmhc2019 in Richmond on strategies to optimize substance use