Opioid Addiction

Acknowledgements
Dr. Rolando Barrios, Senior Medical Director, Vancouver Coastal Health
Ms. Laura Case, Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
Ms. Anne McNabb, Director Mental Health and Addiction Urban Site Lead,
Vancouver Coastal Health
Mr. Andrew MacFarlane, Director Mental Health and Addiction Inner City and Regional
Program Director Mental Health and Addiction Program
The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
The authors thank Ms. Pauline Voon (PhD Candidate) for primary research and writing
assistance in preparing this document, as well as Ms. Deborah Graham and Ms. Emily Wagner
for their editorial and administrative assistance, and Ms. Lianlian Ti and Mr. James Nakagawa
for their assistance with document layout and design.
Peer Reviewers
Dr. Rashmi Chadha, MBChB, MScCH, CCFP, MRCGP: Addiction and Family Medicine,
Physician, Vancouver Coastal Health
Dr. Ramm Hering, MD, CCFP, MSc, Dip PH: Addiction and Family Medicine Physician,
Pandora Clinic, Victoria, BC
Dr. P. Todd Korthuis, MD, MPH: Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health–
Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University
Dr. Scott MacDonald, MD: Physician Lead, Providence Crosstown Clinic
Dr. David C. Marsh, MD, CCSAM: Deputy Dean, Professor and Associate Dean Community
Engagement, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Dr. Christian G. Schütz MD, PhD, MPH, FRCPC: Research and Education Clinical Manager,
Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions
Ms. Kathleen Perkin: Manager, Harm Reduction Policy, British Columbia Ministry of Health
From Grief to Action Board Members
BC Association of People on Methadone (BCAPOM) Board Members, shared for feedback on
August 20, 2015
Ms. Mae Burrows, Family Advocate