Resources

This report outlines the current state of harm reduction funding in low-, mid-, and high- income countries.

On September 21, 2023, the HIV Legal Network hosted the “Violence Against Women (VAW) Shelter Harm Reduction Roundtable” in Toronto, Ontario.

This document provides a roadmap for designing and implementing drug policies that are grounded in anti-racist and anti-colonial frameworks and are inspired by principles of autonomy, choice, and c

The health of queer people who use drugs must not be overlooked in our fight for sensible drug policy and 2SLGBTQ+ rights organizations must not ignore the rights and health of queer people who use

This study looked into how service restrictions from emergency homeless shelters unfold, and their impact on people experiencing homelessness.

This study sought to understand the role of stigma in the implementation and perspectives on overdose prevention centres (OPCs), as governments in the United States h

This essay urges a call to action for a compassionate overdose response standard of care that prioritizes restoring breathing without precipitating withdrawal.

This scoping review aimed to evaluate factors associated with Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) success during the pregnancy and postpartum period.

Despite the increase in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in Canada, there have been no national-level studies evaluating the proportion of illegal opioids containing

This study examined criminal legal system (CLS) involvement of people who use drugs (PWUD) 2 years after Measure 110 (M110) was enacted in Oregon, which decriminalized possession of drugs in Februa

To address the opioid toxicity-related crisis, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has created a toolkit (and companion webinar) that provides valuable insights and resources for fron

This study examined factors associated with insufficient and poor-quality sleep among community-recruited people who inject drugs (PWID). 

Objectives of this study were to (1) identify barriers to accessing safer supply prescribing among people who use substances; and (2) determine whether and how barriers differed between people with

This study aims to understanding the complexities of relations between police and people who use drugs (PWUD) near Supervised Consumption Services (SCS).

In light of growing attention to police brutality in the United States, this paper explores interconnections between specific War on Drugs policing strategies and police-related violence against Bl

This study explores drug sellers’ negotiation of and engagement with drug checking technologies in Vancouver, Canada. 

Residential treatment programs in Ontario provide a variety of in-house treatment services to support people who use substances.

This is a critical commentary on the chronic, relapsing brain disease model that has become popular to explain addiction.

Over 180,000 people use crack cocaine in England, yet provision of smoking equipment to support safer crack use is prohibited under UK law.