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Ireland's First Public Health Alcohol Law: A Promising Cross-Sectoral Approach
Fact sheet/infographic
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is delighted to showcase an invaluable suite of resources developed by one of our collaborators and par…
Source : Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Substance use policy
Aid for the War on Drugs
Report
This report follows development aid being spent on narcotics control around the world. It calls on governments and donors to divest from punitive and…
Source : Harm Reduction International (HRI)Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy, Legalization and regulation
Challenging Structural Substance Use Stigma Package | In Person Delivery
Workshop materials
Communities and professionals across Canada identify stigma within the healthcare system, specifically structural stigma, as a key barrier to impleme…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), CAPSAFormat: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Challenging structural stigma
Decriminalization of Personal Use of Psychoactive Substances
Background document
CPHA recognizes that criminalization of those who use illegal psychoactive substances remains the principal tool to control their use and is unsucces…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs: Making The Ask, Minimizing The Harms
Report
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis sweep across Canada, all policymakers have an obligation to adopt evidence-based measures that uphol…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Decriminalization: Options and Evidence
Policy
A growing body of evidence suggests that decriminalization is an effective way to mitigate the harms of substance use and the policies and practices …
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Harm Reduction in Canada: What Governments Need to Do Now
Guide
Canada is in urgent need of a comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so man…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
La réduction des méfaits au Canada : Actions immédiates requises des gouvernements
Guide
Le Canada a urgemment besoin de politiques complètes sur la réduction des méfaits et de se débarrasser du modèle raté et coûteux de la prohibition de…
Source : Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les droguesFormat: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Points de vue: Rapport de recherche sur le programme fédéral d'échange de seringues en prison au Canada
Report
Malgré les nombreuses preuves empiriques démontrant l’efficacité des programmes d’échange de seringues, le Service correctionnel fédéral du C…
Source : Réseau Juridique VIHFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy, Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies, Population-specific resources
Politiques sur les drogues et légalisation
Audiovisual
Enregistrements des présentations à l'événement Politiques sur les drogues et légalisation, du 10 novembre 2022 présenté par l'Institut universitaire…
Source : Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Substance use policy, Legalization and policy approaches