[HTML][HTML] Prescribed safer opioid supply: A scoping review of the evidence
Background Safer opioid supply programs provide prescription pharmaceutical opioids,
often with supportive services, to people at high risk of experiencing harms related to …
often with supportive services, to people at high risk of experiencing harms related to …
Effect of Risk Mitigation Guidance opioid and stimulant dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during dual public health emergencies: retrospective cohort …
Objective To determine the effect of opioid and stimulant Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG)
dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during the dual public health emergencies …
dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during the dual public health emergencies …
[HTML][HTML] The increase in benzodiazepine-laced drugs and related risks in Canada: the urgent need for effective and sustainable solutions
The overdose crisis in Canada has continuously evolved and is increasingly challenging to
contain, while efforts from governments and policymakers to address it have often fallen …
contain, while efforts from governments and policymakers to address it have often fallen …
[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 …
Safer opioid supply: qualitative program evaluation
Background As the overdose crisis in Canada continues to escalate in severity, novel
interventions and programs are required. Safer Supply programs offer pharmaceutical-grade …
interventions and programs are required. Safer Supply programs offer pharmaceutical-grade …
Comprehensive testing and rapid dissemination of local drug supply surveillance data in Rhode Island
AB Collins, RS Wightman, EC Macon, Y Guan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The North American overdose crisis has continued at unprecedented
rates with more than 100,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in the United …
rates with more than 100,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in the United …
Social and structural determinants of injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Background and aims Injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections are
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose
J Kalicum, E Nyx, MC Kennedy, T Kerr - International Journal of Drug …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In 2022, the Drug User Liberation Front opened an unsanctioned
compassion club in Vancouver where members could purchase illicit drugs that had been …
compassion club in Vancouver where members could purchase illicit drugs that had been …
'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada
RA Schmidt, N Kaminski, DT Kryszajtys… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The ongoing opioid overdose crisis, which has killed over 30,000 people in
Canada since 2016, is driven by the volatility of an unregulated opioid drug supply …
Canada since 2016, is driven by the volatility of an unregulated opioid drug supply …
British Columbia's safer opioid supply policy and opioid outcomes
Importance In March 2020, British Columbia, Canada, became the first jurisdiction globally
to launch a large-scale provincewide safer supply policy. The policy allowed individuals with …
to launch a large-scale provincewide safer supply policy. The policy allowed individuals with …