"It's pretty clear to to me that politics are limiting the scale up of the response to the toxic and unregulated drug crisis." CISUR/UVic HSD Research's Bernie Pauly (she/her) on CBContheisland. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

"They are the firefighters of the opioid epidemic: The people who wade into the middle of the crisis every day while the rest of us avert our eyes from the scene": A profile of the work and the workers at The Trailer in Ottawa (ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…).

"Until today, there were no restrictions on the pouches' flavours, packaging or advertising, or where they could be sold. Outside of B.C. and Quebec, young people could freely purchase Zonnic at convenience stores and gas stations." cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Alcohol and your health: Choose to be informed. Find out more about Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health drinklesslivemore.ca #DrinkLessLiveMore

Got a spare 10mins? Watch our film on Alcohol and Cancer, with Professor Linda Bauld. We discuss: 🍷How alcohol causes cancer 🎗️Which types of cancer ❓Low public awareness 🏭Why the industry doesn't want people to know 🔽How to reduce cases youtube.com/watch?v=NAJ88Y…

"The Opioid Treatment Access Line can connect people in need with a team of doctors and nurses seven days a week to prescribe opioid agonist medications." cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Do you have experience prescribing medications to people with substance use disorders in British Columbia? We’re looking for physicians and nurse practitioners to participate in a survey related to hypothetical futures of safer supply in BC. Learn more: surveymonkey.ca/r/67STL5J

“Safer supply innovations are meant to directly address this toxic drug supply by giving people alternatives, autonomy and choice. This saves lives.” Read about Vanier Scholar Nancy Henderson's research. via UVic HSD. uvic.ca/hsd/news/hsd-a…

Good exploration of the research and communication of alcohol's health impact from BBC World Service 's Food Chain series. A reasoned (and sober!) discussion featuring Tim Stockwell from CISUR and David Spiegelhalter bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Do you have questions about alcohol and the brain? This Friday, September 6th, at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET, CISUR's Dr. Timothy Naimi will join #BrainTalks to discuss the what current research says on the impact of drinking on brain health. RSVP here: bit.ly/3TaCnX1

The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) network is hiring a bilingual national coordinator. Come work with us! careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/14620685-…

Our weekly report is out for the week of Aug 26th showing results from our #drugchecking project in Victoria, BC (#yyj). To learn more about our project and to access our monthly and yearly reports, please visit substance.uvic.ca #bcpoli #safesupplyNOW #harmreduction

After tragic overdose death of first year @UVic student, 1,600 #naloxone kits are available at all B.C. post-secondary institutions, by loriculbert vancouversun.com/health/uvic-tr… via The Vancouver Sun #HarmReduction #ToxicDrugCrisis #HigherEd

We use this chart for reference when reporting out on #drugchecking results in #yyj and on Vancouver Island. There is value in aggregate data and it helps inform harm reduction practices by identifying potency relative to what we are seeing in the supply.

#Nursing is harm reduction: Providing care in the midst of our #overdose crisis By Leigh Chapman RN PhD healthydebate.ca/2024/09/topic/…

🧵In 2021 Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drugs. It recriminalized last week, after three years. There were many reasons; one was because overdoses rose sharply. Our new study finds, critically, this was *not* a result of decriminalization. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

"Increased access to alcohol corresponds to increased consumption and with that come more health risks, said Dr. Leslie Buckley, chief of the addictions division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health." timescolonist.com/national-busin…

Find out more about our planned special issue on psychedelic-assisted treatment for SUD, including how to submit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… Wiley Clinical Health

Youth #vaping continues its tumble from a Juul-fueled high. The number of kids using e-cigs has dropped to a third of its 2019 peak, by Lizzy Lawrence statnews.com/2024/09/05/you… via STAT Samir Gupta