B.C.’s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe announced today that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for illicit drug overdoses in this province.
UBC experts are available to comment:
Dr. Danya Fast
Research Scientist, BC Centre on Substance Use Assistant
Professor, UBC department of medicine
- Substance use among young people
*Please contact Kevin Hollett at 778-918-1537 for interview requests
Cheyenne Johnson
Interim Executive Director, BC Centre on Substance Use
Adjunct Professor, UBC School of Nursing
- Evidence-based clinical guidelines and practice support tools related to substance use
*Please contact Kevin Hollett at 778-918-1537 for interview requests
Dr. Thomas Kerr
Senior Scientist, BC Centre on Substance Use
Professor, UBC department of medicine
- Illicit drug use, peer-driven interventions, needle exchanges, and supervised injecting
*Please contact Kevin Hollett at 778-918-1537 for interview requests
Dr. Lindsey Richardson
Research Scientist, BC Centre on Substance Use
Associate Professor, UBC department of sociology
- Income assistance cheque day and socio-economic concerns related to substance use
*Please contact Kevin Hollett at 778-918-1537 for interview requests