Drug Use Trends in Victoria and Vancouver, and Changes in Injection Drug Use after the Closure of Victoria's Fixed Site Needle Exchange: This 6th CARBC statistical bulletin reports trends in injection drug use in Victoria and Vancouver from the BC Alcohol and Other Drug Monitoring Project. As well, changes before and after the closure of Victoria's fixed site needle exchange in June 2008 are examined.  Graphics only  Media Release

Operator and Regulatory Best Practices in the Reduction of Violence in and around Licensed Premises: A Review of Australian and Canadian Research: The problems of violence in and around licensed premises make a significant though often hidden contribution to Canada's health, social and economic costs, conservatively estimated to cost $14.6 billion annually. The purpose of this report is to summarize the evidence for "what works" in community-wide efforts to prevent the problem of violence in and around licensed premises based mostly on Australian and Canadian research.