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Alcohol Policy Package

Document

The Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) is calling on all medical officers of health and boards of health to make reducing the population harms …

Source : Ontario Public Health Association
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Legalization and policy approaches, Substance-specific resources

Principles of Non-Police Response to Drug Use Concerns and Emergencies

Background document

We all care about the health and safety of our communities. Some of the top concerns we hear about include the overdose crisis, public homelessness a…

Source : Drug Policy Alliance
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Legalization and policy approaches

Supervised consumption sites Dashboard

Website

Data on supervised consumption sites in Canada, including the number of visits, client demographics, client safety, drugs used and overdoses.

Source : Government of Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Supervised consumption sites, National data

Urgentes et attendues depuis trop longtemps : la réforme du droit en matière de drogues et la décriminalisation des drogues au Canada

Academic article

Les Lignes directrices internationales sur les droits de l’homme et les politiques en matière de drogues recommandent aux États de s’engager à adopte…

Source : Royal Society of Canada, FACETS
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Decriminalization

Urgent and Long Overdue: Legal Reform and Drug Decriminalization in Canada

Academic article

The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy recommend that States commit to adopting a balanced, integrated, and human rights-based …

Source : Royal Society of Canada, FACETS
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Decriminalization

Conversations of Substance with Dr. Peter Cornish

Podcast

This podcast episode is with Dr. Peter Cornish, an Honorary Research Professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland. He’s also the Co-Director of S…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audio
Published: 2023
Topics: Spectrum of substance use, Implementing a public health approach to substance use