Supervised injection facilities in Canada: past, present, and future
T Kerr, S Mitra, MC Kennedy, R McNeil - Harm reduction journal, 2017 - Springer
Canada has long contended with harms arising from injection drug use. In response to
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …
High prevalence of assisted injection among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
T Cheng, T Kerr, W Small, H Dong, J Montaner… - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Many people who inject illicit drugs receive manual assistance when injecting, and this
practice has been linked to increased risk of HIV infection and other harms. Little is known …
practice has been linked to increased risk of HIV infection and other harms. Little is known …
A critical ethnographic study of overdose prevention sites as a community-based response to overdose deaths
M Olding - 2022 - open.library.ubc.ca
Background: In response to an increasingly toxic illicit drug supply, drug user activists and
allied organizations in British Columbia, Canada have rapidly implemented overdose …
allied organizations in British Columbia, Canada have rapidly implemented overdose …
Disrupting and Maintaining Prohibition: Institutional and Grassroots Harm Reduction Practices in Ottawa
L Wright - 2022 - repository.library.carleton.ca
Harm reduction is often proposed to be a unique response from prohibition. Where
prohibition restricts and punishes most activities related to drugs, the term" harm reduction" …
prohibition restricts and punishes most activities related to drugs, the term" harm reduction" …
Opioid overdoses in supportive housing facilities: how to keep people safe
S Riley - 2016 - summit.sfu.ca
Supportive housing facilities are a high-risk environment for opioid overdose fatalities and
have been identified as an area where overdose prevention and response efforts are …
have been identified as an area where overdose prevention and response efforts are …
An ethnographic study of women who use intravenous drugs, their subculture and interpretation of health: Implications for nursing
C Kitson - 2019 - ruor.uottawa.ca
The following research was completed with an understanding that there is much to know
about women who use intravenous drugs (WUID). The extant literature about the lives of …
about women who use intravenous drugs (WUID). The extant literature about the lives of …