CISUR
Canada fails at alcohol policy: reports
Media release
Made-in-BC blueprint for overdose prevention
The Ring
BC blueprint for overdose prevention
Media release
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments could be doing a much better job at implementing policies that reduce alcohol-related harms, according to new reports from
UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.
When the BC government began opening overdose prevention sites (OPS) across the province two years ago, it was an unprecedented response to the overdose crisis. Unlike supervised
consumption sites (SCS), which were subject to lengthy (and often onerous) approval processes, OPS were rolled out quickly and led by community members on the front lines of the public-health
emergency.
BC's approval of overdose prevention sites two years ago was an unprecedented response to the overdose crisis. They were rolled out quickly and led by community members on the
front lines of the public-health emergency. Findings from a CISUR study show the strategy's effectiveness.
