[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 …
[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 …
The influence of transformations in supply on methamphetamine initiation among people injecting opioids in the United States
Background Co-use of methamphetamine (MA) and opioids (pharmaceutical pills, heroin
and fentanyls) has increased in the United States and is represented in rising mortality …
and fentanyls) has increased in the United States and is represented in rising mortality …
Depoliticization of Violence: Critical Limits of Risk Environment Frameworks in Drug Use Research
T Singh Kelsall, J McDermid, E Vieira… - … : The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The risk environment framework (REF) is a widely-accepted tool in policy research related to
drug use. Its prevalence warrants a critical exploration of its strengths and weaknesses. This …
drug use. Its prevalence warrants a critical exploration of its strengths and weaknesses. This …
Substance use care innovations during COVID-19: barriers and facilitators to the provision of safer supply at a toronto COVID-19 isolation and recovery site
Background Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an urgent need to establish
isolation spaces for people experiencing homelessness who were exposed to or had COVID …
isolation spaces for people experiencing homelessness who were exposed to or had COVID …
Understanding the barriers and facilitators to implementing and sustaining Mobile Overdose Response Services from the perspective of Canadian key interest groups …
Introduction Unregulated supply of fentanyl and adulterants continues to drive the overdose
crisis. Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) are novel technologies that offer virtual …
crisis. Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) are novel technologies that offer virtual …
[HTML][HTML] A qualitative evaluation of a fentanyl patch safer supply program in Vancouver, Canada
Background The ongoing overdose crisis in Canada has prompted efforts to increase
access to a “safer supply” of prescribed alternatives to the unregulated drug supply. While …
access to a “safer supply” of prescribed alternatives to the unregulated drug supply. While …
A Preliminary Assessment of Short-Term Social and Substance Use-Related Outcomes Among Clients of Integrated Safer Opioid Supply Pilot Programs in Toronto …
Canada is experiencing an ongoing overdose crisis, driven by a toxic unregulated drug
supply. Integrated safer supply pilot programs offer pharmaceutical alternatives, coupled …
supply. Integrated safer supply pilot programs offer pharmaceutical alternatives, coupled …
[HTML][HTML] A case study of the DULF compassion club and fulfillment centre—A logical step forward in harm reduction
E Nyx, J Kalicum - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2022, the Drug User Liberation Frontʼs Compassion Club and Fulfillment Centre
emerged as a groundbreaking initiative and research endeavor aimed at addressing the …
emerged as a groundbreaking initiative and research endeavor aimed at addressing the …
“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 …