British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

Recent papers from British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

1. Safety and effectiveness of rapid methadone titration protocols in opioid use disorder: A systematic reviewAddiction · 2026
2. Optimizing the quality of opioid agonist treatment for youth: experts’ recommendations for youth-centred models of careAddiction Science & Clinical Practice · 2026
3. Creating a national registry of patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid poisoning to inform clinical practice: the CEDRN opioid registryAddiction Science & Clinical Practice · 2026
4. Safer supply program enrollment motivations and medication preferences among people who use drugs in Vancouver, CanadaInternational Journal of Drug Policy · 2026
5. Longitudinal reliability of unsupervised remote spirometry: a systematic reviewERJ Open Research · 2026
6. Awareness, interest and use of a hospital-based overdose prevention site in Vancouver, Canada: a cross-sectional studyHarm Reduction Journal · 2026
7. Encampment sweeps and persistent homelessness among unhoused people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A prospective cohort studyPLoS Medicine · 2026
8. Reconsidering the Alberta study of the closure of the Red Deer supervised consumption siteInternational Journal of Drug Policy · 2026
9. A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016–2024)International Journal of Drug Policy · 2026
10. Prevalence and correlates of kratom use among people who use drugs in Vancouver, CanadaHarm Reduction Journal · 2026
11. Canada's crackdown on poppers and trends in crystal methamphetamine use among sexual and gender diverse men: a secondary data analysisInternational Journal of Drug Policy · 2026
12. Fentanyl purity and overdose decline: A reexamination of geographic trendsScience Advances · 2026
13. Pharmacological Management of Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis: Prise en charge pharmacologique du trouble de l'usage des opiacés : revue systématique et méta-analyse en réseauThe Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 2026
14. Structures to improve the implementation of mental health practices in adult trauma centers: A Canadian nationwide practice surveyInjury · 2026
15. Timing of Initiation of Methadone Take-Home DosingJAMA Internal Medicine · 2026
16. Identifying Pathways between Socioeconomic Factors and Overdose: A Systematic Realist SynthesisSubstance Use & Misuse · 2026
17. Police drug seizures without arrest before and during a decriminalization pilot in Vancouver, Canada: a longitudinal analysisBMC Public Health · 2026
18. Oblique Hand Radiograph as a Method to Measure Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fracture AngulationJournal of Hand Surgery Global Online · 2026
19. Higher Prevalence of Non-Fatal Overdose with Opioid and Stimulant Use Compared to Use of Opioids AloneDrug and Alcohol Dependence · 2026
20. Equitable approaches to palliative pain management in a structural vulnerability context: a secondary analysis of community-based participatory action studiesBMC Palliative Care · 2026