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Novel Non-Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids: Risk Assessment and Implications for Practice

Given the need for effective responses of the health system to reduce substance-related harms, it is important to consider the potential impact of novel non-fentanyl synthetic opioids on opioid-rel

Report | 2021
Illegal drugs, Drug checking, Harm reduction

Méfaits associés aux opioïdes et aux stimulants au Canada

Page Web | 2021
la surdose, la mortalité, les services sociaux, les résultats, les drogues illégales, le sexe / le genre, les hôpitals

COVID-19: Information for Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribers and Pharmacists

Guidelines | 2020
Clinical guidance, About pharmacists, About prescribers

Use Without Consequences? A Commentary on Bonn et al. (2020)

Commentary | 2020
Harm reduction, Safer supply, About prescribers

Attributable fractions for substance use in relation to crime

Building upon an existing methodology and conceptual framework for estimating the association between the use of substances and crime, we calculated attributable fractions that estimate the proportion
Original research | 2021
Evidence base, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Decriminalization/legalization, Advocacy, Crime, Legal system/law enforcement, Illegal drugs

Changes in public order after the opening of a medically supervised safer injecting facility for illicit injection drug users

Evaluation of Insite's impact on public order

Original research | 2004
Outcomes, Crime, Illegal drugs, Social benefits, SCS/OPS

FENTORA® (fentanyl buccal tablets) - Pharmacokinetics

Lit review | 2021
About pharmacists, About prescribers

Impact of a medically supervised safer injecting facility on drug dealing and other drug-related crime

Examine Insite's local effect on drug-related crime

Original research | 2006
Outcomes, Crime, Illegal drugs, SCS/OPS

Pathways to Care for People Facing Substance Abuse Stigma

The main goal of the EQUIP Pathways project is to improve care by reducing the substance use stigma and discrimination that people face in health care settings.
Webpage | 2021
Equity, About prescribers, Illegal drugs, Stigma, Hospitals

Strategies for Reducing Opioid-Overdose Deaths — Lessons from Canada

Commentary | 2018
Overdose, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Advocacy, Legal system/law enforcement, SCS/OPS

"That's why people don't call 911": Ending routine police attendance at drug overdoses

Examine whether police response to 911 calls is a barrier
Original research | 2020
Overdose, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, About PWUD, Legal system/law enforcement

(Un)Safe Comparison Infographic

Infographic | 2021
Overdose, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Decriminalization/legalization, Advocacy, Housing, Crime, Small/medium cities, Social benefits

(Un)Safe Summary Infographic

Infographic | 2021
Overdose, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Decriminalization/legalization, Advocacy, Housing, Crime, Small/medium cities, Social benefits

A safer drug supply: a pragmatic and ethical response to the overdose crisis

We are now in the midst of what can only be described as a mass poisoning epidemic. As for any poisoning event, the response should be to provide an alternative to the poison
Commentary | 2020
Overdose, Policy/Regulatory, Hesitancy of prescribers , Safer supply, Decriminalization/legalization, Advocacy, Illegal drugs, Injecting drugs

An emergency response to the opioid overdose crisis in Canada: a regulated opioid distribution program

Advocate for safe supply and decriminalization
Commentary | 2018
Overdose, Mortality, Evidence base, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Decriminalization/legalization, Illegal drugs, Injecting drugs

An Environmental Scan of Social Work’s Regulatory Response to the Illicit Drug Overdose Crisis in Canada

Sought any relevant documentation, resources, or responses related to the overdose crisis to understand how social work as a profession has been responding and what we can learn to inform future re

Original research | 2020
Policy/Regulatory, Social services

Does naloxone provision lead to increased substance use? A systematic review to assess if there is evidence of a ‘moral hazard’ associated with naloxone supply

One often cited concern is that naloxone provision could be associated with increased opioid use, due to the availability of naloxone to reverse opioid overdose.
Lit review | 2022
Evidence base, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Hesitancy of prescribers , About prescribers, Outcomes, Illegal drugs

Exploring the role of telehealth: A novel approach to group-based smoking cessation treatment for men incarcerated in a rural state prison

Telehealth might be efficient for delivering care to incarcerated people in rural areas.
Original research | 2021
Harm reduction, Legal system/law enforcement, Rural/remote

Focus on: Safe Supply - Findings from Focus Groups with People Who Use Unregulated Drugs

Use focus groups to explore the idea of safe supply with PWUD

Report | 2019
Evidence base, Harm reduction, Safer supply, About PWUD, Peer/PWLLE program involvement, Sex/Gender

Is All “Safe Supply” Safe?

Letter | 2020
Hesitancy of prescribers , Safer supply, Diversion

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