[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 …
Provider experiences with relaxing restrictions on take-home medications for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative systematic review
A Adams, S Blawatt, S MacDonald, R Finnick… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Historical restrictions on take-home medications for opioid use disorder have
generated considerable debate. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the perceived risks and …
generated considerable debate. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the perceived risks and …
[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 …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of an emergency safe supply drugs and managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters for people experiencing homelessness
Background During a COVID-19 outbreak in the congregate shelter system in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and …
Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of safer supply programs on injection practices: client and provider experiences in Ontario, Canada
Objectives Fentanyl has contributed to a sharp rise in the toxicity of the unregulated drug
supply and fatal overdoses in Canada. It has also changed injection practices. Injection …
supply and fatal overdoses in Canada. It has also changed injection practices. Injection …
[HTML][HTML] A concept mapping study of service user design of safer supply as an alternative to the illicit drug market
B Pauly, J McCall, F Cameron, H Stuart… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Within North America and worldwide, drug-related overdoses have
increased dramatically over the past decade. COVID-19 escalated the need for a safer …
increased dramatically over the past decade. COVID-19 escalated the need for a safer …
[HTML][HTML] 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 …
[HTML][HTML] Moving towards a continuum of safer supply options for people who use drugs: a qualitative study exploring national perspectives on safer supply among …
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 …
'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 …
[HTML][HTML] The Baltic and Nordic responses to the first Taliban poppy ban: Implications for Europe & synthetic opioids today
JP Caulkins, A Tallaksen, J Taylor, B Kilmer… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2000–2001 and the 2022–2023 Taliban opium bans were and could be two of
the largest ever disruptions to a major illegal drug market. To help understand potential …
the largest ever disruptions to a major illegal drug market. To help understand potential …