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Recognizing those who go unseen – the impacts of fatal and non-fatal overdoses

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August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual campaign to end overdoses, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) joins families, friends and communities in mourning the needless losses of life through overdose and continue to advocate for an end to the toxic drug crisis through a safer supply of drugs.

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BC-CfE awarded the 2020 Doctors of BC’s Excellence in Health Promotion Award

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The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is the winner of the 2020 Doctors of BC’s Excellence in Health Promotion Award – Non-Profit category. Dr. Ian Gillespie, Chair on the Council on Health Promotion, said, “We felt that the BC-CfE’s Treatment as Prevention (TasP) initiative exemplifies Excellence in Health Promotion by advocating for widespread

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Federal funding helps BC-CfE expand safer drug supply in Downtown Eastside

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Federal, provincial, and local officials gathered over Zoom on February 1st to announce more than $15 million in federal funding for four safer drug supply projects for people at risk of overdose in BC. $3.6 million of this funding, awarded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP), will support an evidence-informed innovative Safer

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Comparative Outcomes And Service Utilization Trends (COAST) Fact Sheet

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The Comparative Outcomes And Service Utilization Trends (COAST) study is a population-based cohort study that aims to examine the health outcomes and health service use of people living with HIV (PLHIV), including both those who are accessing and not accessing antiretroviral therapy, as compared to the general population of British Columbia. The study comprises two

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British Columbia study underscores need for mental health services for HIV-positive people

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B.C. researchers compared health records of HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. HIV-positive patients were twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder. Age, sexuality and injection drug use were associated with mental health diagnoses. At least several studies have found that mental health conditions are more common among HIV-positive people than HIV-negative people. Some

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Changes in Mortality Rates and Causes of Death in a Population-Based Cohort of Persons Living with and Without HIV from 1996 to 2012

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In this study, we aimed to characterize and compare changes over time (from 1996 to 2012) in mortality rates and causes of death among persons living with and without HIV in British Columbia. Citation: Eyawo O, Franco-Villalobos C, Hull MW, Nohpal A, Samji H, Sereda P, Lima VD, Shoveller J, Moore D, Montaner JS, Hogg

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