The BC Centre on Substance Use is a provincially networked organization with a mandate to develop, help implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to substance use and addiction.

 BCCSU seeks to improve the integration of best practices and care across the continuum of substance use through the collaborative development of evidence-based policies, guidelines and standards. With the support of the Province of British Columbia, BCCSU aims to transform substance use policies and care by translating research into education and care guidance, thereby serving all British Columbians.

The BCCSU seeks to achieve these goals through integrated activities of its three core functions: research and evaluation, education and training, and clinical care guidance.

Awards

2024

Recipient

Andrew Ivsins

Award type

Scholar Award


Project title

Exploring the shifting landscape of medication-based drug treatment and safer supply in the fentanyl era: a research program to address the evolving overdose crisis in BC

Recipient

Hudson Reddon

Award type

Scholar Award


Project title

Evaluating the impact of cannabis exposure and access on substance use trajectories among people who use unregulated drugs during the fentanyl era

2023

Recipient

Brittany Dennis

Award type

Scholar award


Project title

The Road to Recovery Initiative (R2RI): A Prospective Evaluation of a Novel
Program for the Delivery and Coordination of Addiction Care in a Canadian Setting

2021

Recipient

Paxton Bach

Award type

Health Professional-Investigator award


Project title

Evaluating the use of prescription psychostimulants for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder

2020

Recipient

Jade Boyd

Award type

Scholar award


Project title

Investigating women's socio-structural risk environment of overdose

2017

Recipient

Nadia Fairbairn

Award type

Scholar award


Project title

Opioid addiction research program to improve prescribing practices and reduce overdose