Samuel Tobias

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Samuel Tobias completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health with the BC Centre on Substance Use. He is an experienced drug-checking technician who, in his role as Research Data Coordinator for the BC Centre on Substance Use’s Drug Checking Project, oversaw the collection and reporting of drug-checking data across the province. Samuel is an applied epidemiologist focused on generating timely, actionable evidence to respond to the unregulated drug supply and reduce drug-related harms. His research examines how the composition of the unregulated drug supply evolves over time and what those changes mean for the health of people who use drugs.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Graduate Research Assistant, BC Centre on Substance Use
  • 2018–2022
    Research Data Coordinator, BC Centre on Substance Use

Education

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    University of British Columbia, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2016 
    University College London, Master of Science
  • 2015 
    University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Science (Hons.)

Publications

  • 2024
    Local Impact From International Crises: Unregulated Drug Toxicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in British Columbia, Canada, American Journal of Public Health
  • 2022
    Time-series Analysis of Fentanyl Concentration in the Unregulated Opioid Drug Supply in a Canadian Setting, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • 2020
    Xylazine Identified in the Unregulated Drug Supply in British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Journal of Addiction
  • 2020
    Drug Checking Identifies Counterfeit Alprazolam Tablets, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Epidemiologic Research

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