Canada has long contended with harms arising from injection drug use. In response to
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …

The US is facing dual public health crises related to opioid overdose deaths and HIV.
Injection drug use is fueling both of these epidemics. The War on Drugs has failed to stem …

Introduction Many cities around the globe have experienced substantial increases in crack
cocaine use. Public health programmes have begun to address crack smoking, primarily …

Issues Drug consumptions rooms (DCR) and supervised injecting facilities (SIF) are
expanding internationally. Previous reviews have not systematically addressed evaluation …

Background This article reports qualitative findings from a sample of 31 purposively chosen
injection drug users (IDUs) from Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria, British Columbia …

Abstract Background Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are venues where people who
inject drugs (PWID) have access to a clean and medically supervised environment in which …

This rapid review on overdose prevention centres (OPCs) aims to collate and summarise
existing evidence. It describes the impact of OPCs on individuals who use drugs …

The opioid epidemic continues to exert a large toll on public health across Canada, with the
province of Ontario specifically experiencing exceptionally high opioid-related …

Background Community stakeholders express a range of opinions about supervised
injection facilities (SIFs). We sought to identify reasons for ambivalence about SIFs amongst …

Background The monthly disbursement of social assistance (SA) payments to people who
use illicit drugs (PWUD) has been temporally associated with increases in drug-related …