BC Integrated Youth Services Initiative (BC-IYSI)

The Challenge Limited access to primary care, mental health and substance use services, and social services for youth and young adults (YYA) across BC. The Solution BC Integrated Youth Services Initiative (BC-IYSI) is a network of health services to meet the needs of our youth and young adults. The BC-IYSI will support communities to [...]

By |February 26th, 2016|Current, Initiatives|

SALOME

The Study to Assess Longer-term Opioid Medication Effectiveness (SALOME) is a clinical trial that tests alternative treatments for people with chronic heroin addiction who are not benefitting sufficiently from current known treatments. SALOME compares two similar medications – diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient of heroin, and HDM. This study will also test if those effectively treated [...]

By |February 23rd, 2016|Initiatives, Successes|