Newspaper Interview
Critic of “safe supply” censored
A professional researcher and “safe supply” critic is being censored by the BC Government. They demanded destruction of his data on homelessness and addictions.
2 January 2023
Tag: research
Podcasts, Op-Eds, News, Speaking
TV interview
Addictions Data Destruction Demand
Dr. Somers shares with veteran journalists Lynda Steele and Jody Vance how the BC government demanded his addictions data destruction.
23 December 2022
TV interview
Vancouver is Dying Documentary
The Vancouver is Dying film features Dr. Somers’ research, and people with addictions who say current efforts are just “helping everybody get high more.”
14 December 2022
Uncategorized
Is BC fueling more drug addiction?
Do BC’s illicit drug policies fuel more addiction?
Dr. Julian Somers discusses this and the need to treat people in home communities to stop migration.
6 June 2023
Radio Interviews
Treatment must have social reintegration
Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Julian Somers, who also attended the rally, said addiction treatment needs to come with social reintegration.
31 May 2023
Newspaper Interview
Poor-Quality Research in Drug Policy
“Safe Supply” drug advocates rely on poor quality, biased research that lacks any concrete evidence of success, say doctors.
21 May 2023
Radio Interviews
Prescribed drugs created deaths and lawsuits
The prescribed, supposedly “safe” opioid drug Oxycontin left many fatalities and sparked global lawsuits. Yet we offer more harmful drugs called “safe supply”.
Giving people with addictions, most of whom also struggle with mental illness additional opioids is not recommended. This is a clever marketing term invented by the BC Center for Substance Use, lacking any substantive research or even costed out for taxpayers, says Dr. Julian Somers.
17 May 2023
Radio Interviews
Recovery housing preferred by drug users
Recovery housing is the top choice of those struggling with addictions, mental health and homelessness, says Dr. Julian Somers on the CFAX radio show.
16 May 2023
Radio Interviews
Audit Reveals Dollars and Dysfunction
The recent BC Housing Forensic Audit reveals both the outrageous billions of dollars being spent and the failure of the current, dysfunctional SRO approach that benefits those influencing addiction, mental health and homelessness policy, Dr Julian Somers notes on the Mike Smyth CKNW show.
13 May 2023
TV interview
“Keep drugs out”- SRO housing residents
“Keep drugs out”- SRO housing residents say. Dr. Julian Somers adds the worst thing is to house large groups of homeless, with addictions or mental illnesses, all together.
9 May 2023
Radio Interviews
BC Housing Audit Reveal and Atira Dysfunction
BC Housing Audit Reveal and the unlikely to change dysfunction of the Atira housing model featured in critical radio interview with Dr. Julian Somers.
9 May 2023
Newspaper Op-Ed
“Safe supply” drugs being sold to youth.
Safe supply drugs given freely to addicts at taxpayer cost, are being sold to youth and others so addicts can buy stronger Fentanyl, fuelling a new crisis.
9 May 2023
TV interview
How to address the harm of homelessness?
How do we address the harm behind homelessness? Majority of homeless in Vancouver moved from elsewhere with untreated mental illness and addiction.
3 May 2023
Newspaper Interview
Selling “psychedelics” as “treatment” concerning
Growth in stores selling psychedelics as “treatment” is concerning to addictions researcher Dr. Julian Somers who says no high-quality medical studies exist.
29 April 2023
Radio Interviews
Premier Eby attempts “Anti-Democratic” ramming through of failed social housing model
Premier Eby tries “anti-democratic” ramming through of failed social housing model in Kitsilano.Colleen Harwick and Julian Somers discuss this dangerous precedent.
21 April 2023