UVic chemist Fraser Hof is working with scientists at Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. to improve commercial brewing processes. The collaboration aims to develop a precise method of identifying when brewer's yeast has been "exhausted" and can no longer be reused.
UVic's Fraser Hof, a medicinal chemist, is working with scientists at Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. to improve commercial brewing processes. The collaboration aims to develop a precise method of identifying when brewer's yeast has been "exhausted" and can no longer be reused.
As the federal government moves forward with legalization of cannabis, many lessons can be learned from the Canadian experience with legalization of alcohol. As 13 researchers from the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) point out in their co-authored submission to the Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation in Canada—published today as a publicly available research bulletin—cannabis, like alcohol, is no ordinary commodity. A delicate balance is needed between the pressures for liberalization and addressing potential public and individual harms.
This June, UVic Distinguished Professor Dr. Susan Boyd was named to the nine-person federal task force on marijuana legalization and regulation.
Washrooms in Victoria, particularly those in shelters and social service agencies, have become de facto drug consumption sites in a city seeing a sharp rise in both homelessness and rates of overdoses, shows a new report, released today by researchers with the UVic's Centre for Addictions Research of BC ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31.
A team of engineering researchers from UVic and the University of Rochester has developed a way to detect single molecules using a light-based technology inspired by the “whispering gallery” effect, first discovered in London’s iconic St. Paul’s Cathedral.
The following University of Victoria expert is available to discuss the joint public hearing of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ application for flibanserin, a sexual pharmaceutical drug for women often dub…
A paper published today in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs provides evidence that research has over-estimated possible health benefits of alcohol and under-estimated its health risks.
The following University of Victoria expert is available to media to discuss the recent Federal Court decision to strike down federal regulations preventing medical marijuana patients from growing their own cannabis. Lynne Belle-Isle (Centre for Add…
The following University of Victoria experts are available to media to discuss Health Canada’s move towards making the opioid-overdose-reversing drug Naloxone available without prescription. Bernie Pauly (Centre for Addictions Research of BC/School …
BC has seen the largest annual jump in alcohol consumption in more than a decade, a rise equivalent to 15 bottles of beer per person per year. The average British Columbian now drinks a volume of alcohol equivalent to 528 bottles of beer or 100 bott…
Did the introduction of happy hours in BC make it cheaper to drink alcohol in bars, pubs and clubs? It sounds like a question with an obvious answer—and the short answer is yes—but when BC introduced a package of new liquor laws in 2014, which inclu…
People with hepatitis C who inject drugs are some of society’s most vulnerable citizens and also the most challenging to medically treat. Better outcomes are achieved, however, when social barriers are addressed in step with medical treatment, concl…
Cannabis’ reputation as a gateway drug may be turning over a new leaf, according to a study by researchers at the University of Victoria and UBC. The findings suggest that cannabis can be a safer substitute for potentially more dangerous drugs like …
Many more young people are at risk of harm from alcohol than previously estimated shows a new study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health by researchers at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC). The C…
A University of Victoria neuroscientist has discovered that a cancer drug may improve recovery rates for diabetic patients who have suffered a stroke.
