Peer support and overdose prevention responses: a systematic 'state-of-the-art'review
Overdose prevention for people who use illicit drugs is essential during the current overdose
crisis. Peer support is a process whereby individuals with lived or living experience of a …
crisis. Peer support is a process whereby individuals with lived or living experience of a …
A systematic review of opioid overdose interventions delivered within emergency departments
Background People with opioid use disorders are at higher risk of fatal opioid overdose and
attend emergency departments (ED) more frequently compared to the general population …
attend emergency departments (ED) more frequently compared to the general population …
The intersectional risk environment of people who use drugs
Current conceptual models for examining the production of risk and harm (eg
syndemics,'risk environment') in substance use research have been fundamental in …
syndemics,'risk environment') in substance use research have been fundamental in …
'It's too much, I'm getting really tired of it': Overdose response and structural vulnerabilities among harm reduction workers in community settings
Background In response to the devastating overdose epidemic across Canada, overdose
education and naloxone distribution programs (OEND) targeted at people who use drugs …
education and naloxone distribution programs (OEND) targeted at people who use drugs …
“And we just have to keep going”: Task shifting and the production of burnout among overdose response workers with lived experience
Overdose response programs in North America increasingly employ task shifting—shifting
overdose response tasks to less specialized workers—to increase effectiveness and …
overdose response tasks to less specialized workers—to increase effectiveness and …
Care during COVID-19: drug use, harm reduction, and intimacy during a global pandemic
A Schlosser, S Harris - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Harm reduction is often a response to crisis. A public health approach which emphasizes
reducing the negative effects of drug use rather than eliminating drug use or attaining …
reducing the negative effects of drug use rather than eliminating drug use or attaining …
To punish, parent, or palliate: governing urban poverty through institutional failure
A DiMario - American sociological review, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies of poverty governance typically emphasize the punitive subjugation or paternalistic
disciplining of the poor. Much work combines elements of these approaches, and recent …
disciplining of the poor. Much work combines elements of these approaches, and recent …
[HTML][HTML] “There are solutions and I think we're still working in the problem”: The limitations of decriminalization under the good Samaritan drug overdose act and …
Background Drug prohibition has been associated with increased risk of overdose.
However, drug prohibition remains the dominant drug policy, including in Canada with the …
However, drug prohibition remains the dominant drug policy, including in Canada with the …
Essential work, precarious labour: The need for safer and equitable harm reduction work in the era of COVID-19
This commentary highlights labour concerns and inequities within the harm reduction sector
that hinder programs' ability to respond to converging public health emergencies (the …
that hinder programs' ability to respond to converging public health emergencies (the …
Practices of care among people who buy, use, and sell drugs in community settings
Background Popular perception of people who sell drugs is negative, with drug selling
framed as predatory and morally reprehensible. In contrast, people who use drugs (PWUD) …
framed as predatory and morally reprehensible. In contrast, people who use drugs (PWUD) …