The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, is aimed at helping clinicians and others decide when involuntary admission is appropriate for people with both ...

Eby’s top advisor on severe drug addiction has issued new guidance to provincial doctors, as the province takes steps to move forward on the controversial issue of involuntary treatment.

In 2019, the Vancouver City Council released a Safe ... clear that funding harm-reduction services — such as addiction treatment and drug testing facilities, along with providing affordable ...

For too long, Vancouver has shouldered more than its fair share of the region’s supportive housing, yet conditions in the Downtown Eastside continue to deteriorate,” says Mayor Ken Sim ...

Can addiction treatment stop this crisis ... for the At-Risk Youth Study (ARYS), a longitudinal cohort of 500 street-involved youth who use drugs in Vancouver. With >200 peer-reviewed journal articles ...