Just have this come from their prescription pad: the medicalization of safer supply from the perspectives of health planners in BC, Canada
C Macevicius, D Gudiño Pérez, A Norton… - … Prevention and Policy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context In March 2020, British Columbia introduced the Risk Mitigation Guidance
(RMG) to enable the prescription of pharmaceutical substitutes for the unregulated drug …
(RMG) to enable the prescription of pharmaceutical substitutes for the unregulated drug …
Low awareness of risk mitigation prescribing in response to dual crises of COVID-19 and overdose deaths among people who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver …
M Moshkforoush, K DeBeck, R Brar, N Fairbairn… - Harm reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Background When the novel coronavirus pandemic emerged in March 2020, many settings
across Canada and the USA were already contending with an existing crisis of drug …
across Canada and the USA were already contending with an existing crisis of drug …
“If it wasn't for them, I don't think I would be here”: experiences of the first year of a safer supply program during the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and …
Background In response to the devastating drug toxicity crisis in Canada driven by an
unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply …
unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply …
Implementation of safe supply alternatives during intersecting COVID-19 and overdose health emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia,
Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how …
Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how …
[HTML][HTML] Challenges of implementing safer supply programs in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis
Background Canada is experiencing an unprecedented drug toxicity crisis driven by a highly
toxic unregulated drug supply contaminated with fentanyl, benzodiazepine, and other drugs …
toxic unregulated drug supply contaminated with fentanyl, benzodiazepine, and other drugs …
Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: a qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among professional …
Background Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply
and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply–low …
and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis. Safer supply–low …
Influence of physician networks on the implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia
Background Characterizing the diffusion of adopted changes in policy and clinical practice
can inform enhanced implementation strategies to ensure prompt uptake in public health …
can inform enhanced implementation strategies to ensure prompt uptake in public health …
How the war on drugs impacts social determinants of health beyond the criminal legal system
A Cohen, SP Vakharia, J Netherland… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing recognition in the fields of public health and medicine that social
determinants of health (SDOH) play a key role in driving health inequities and disparities …
determinants of health (SDOH) play a key role in driving health inequities and disparities …
The changing landscape of pharmaceutical alternatives to the unregulated drug supply during COVID-19
Background The dual COVID-19 and overdose emergencies amplified strain on healthcare
systems tasked with responding to both. One downstream consequence of the pandemic in …
systems tasked with responding to both. One downstream consequence of the pandemic in …
Factors associated with obtaining prescribed safer supply among people accessing harm reduction services: findings from a cross-sectional survey
H Palis, B Haywood, J McDougall, CG Xavier… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background With growing rates of unregulated drug toxicity death and concerns regarding
COVID-19 transmission among people who use drugs, in March 2020, prescribed safer …
COVID-19 transmission among people who use drugs, in March 2020, prescribed safer …