Centre for Addictions Research

The Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia (CARBC), brings expertise in addictions from across the province. CARBC's primary mission is to create an internationally recognized centre, distributed across BC, that is dedicated to research and knowledge exchange on substance use, harm reduction and addiction. The Centre involves a partnership comprised of Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Victoria. The Centre maintains various agreements with other collaborating centres and researchers and is administered by the University of Victoria. Centre sits at arms length from government while working on shared concerns with multiple government departments, including health, police, education, and liquor licensing.

Drs. Cecilia Benoit and Mikael Jansson are Scientists at CARBC and hope with this affiliation to foster new links with faculty and students across other units on campus and at the other BC universities.