Overdose mortality has continued to rise in North America and across the globe in people
who use drugs. Current harm reduction strategies such as supervised consumption sites …

The meaningful inclusion of young people who use or have used drugs is a fundamental
aspect of harm reduction, including in program design, research, service provision, and …

Background People with lived or living experiences of drug use and services have been
increasingly incorporated into nonpeer-led mainstream organizational settings as a unique …

Background Despite the efficacy of methadone to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), retention
is an urgent priority, particularly among low-income, minoritized populations. Peer recovery …

While methadone treatment (MT) is effective in treating opioid use disorder (OUD), retention
remains an issue nationwide, especially among low-income, minoritized populations. Peer …

Interventions led by peer recovery specialists (PRSs) have rapidly expanded in response to
a global shortage of access to substance use treatment. However, there is a lack of …

Objectives To provide an overview of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the mesolevel
and macrolevel of healthcare (different from PPI in research) and identify directions for future …

Chemsex, the use of drugs during and/or prior to sex, has been found to increase the risk of
HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among men who have sex with men (MSM) …

Background Peer support work for substance use disorders is widely implemented in high-
income countries. More research is still needed to understand its applicability in settings …

Background Despite the widespread use of the phrase “harm reduction” and the proliferation
of programs based on its principles during the current opioid epidemic, what it means in …