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Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis
Guide
This Discussion Guide supports the dialogue series Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis by providing participants and residents with conte…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Health promotion, Background information, Stories and perspectives
Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment - iOAT for Opioid Use Disorder: National Clinical Guideline
Guide
This guideline recommends that iOAT should be considered for individuals with severe, treatment refractory opioid use disorder and ongoing illicit in…
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Teaching Guide for 'Taking Care of Each Other' Indigenous Harm Reduction Video Series
Guide
FNHA and Vancouver Coastal Health worked with filmmaker Asia Youngman to create a video series about Indigenous Harm Reduction. These videos are a te…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Harm Reduction: Recovery-Oriented Care
Fact sheet/infographic
A recovery-oriented approach uses strategies to empower people to use their strengths and skills to help them lead the life that they choose when exp…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Recovery and resilience
Harm Reduction: Low-Threshold Services
Fact sheet/infographic
Low-threshold service models mean making minimal demands on the person, and reducing or removing barriers for people to access care. This means being…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Determinants of health
"There is a Place": Impacts of Managed Alcohol Programs for People Experiencing Severe Alcohol Dependence and Homelessness
Academic article
Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are harm reduction interventions that aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness. The au…
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources
Inside a Managed Alcohol Program in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Fact sheet/infographic
Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) aim to reduce harms from alcohol for people with unstable housing and severe alcohol-related problems. They achieve t…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources
Making a Manifesto: A Toolkit for Peer-Based Organizations
Toolkit
Peers identified that they wanted to develop documentation about their work, values, and how service organizations can meaningfully engage them. For …
Source : Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits
Be Wise - Cannabis and Older Adults
Background document
Authored using Active Aging Canada research, reviewed by experts, tested across Canada with older adults, the Be Wise booklet is designed to help ol…
Source : Active Aging CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Soyez informés : Le cannabis et les aîné(e)s
Background document
Conçue à partir des recherches de Vieillir activement Canada, passée en revue par des experts et mise à l’essai auprès d’adultes âgés partout au Cana…
Source : Vieillir Activement CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources