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Sex, Gender & Cannabis: Pain and its Management
Fact sheet/infographic
This information sheet offers a snapshot of how sex, gender and equity-related factors influence the
health effects of cannabis. It can be used…
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
Naloxone is Not Enough: Letters from the Heart of the Crisis
Report
The availability of naloxone as an emergency response intervention has been critical in saving lives. Modeling estimates that from January 2015 to Ma…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Toward the HeartFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Naloxone, Health promotion, Substance use policy
Report on Patterns of Medication and Healthcare Use among People who Died of an Opioid-Related Toxicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario
Report
This report describes the characteristics of people who died of an opioid-related poisoning in Ontario during the pandemic, as well as their patterns…
Format: PDFPublished: 2022
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data, Substance-specific resources
Apprendre ensemble : refuges d’urgence et centres d’intervention en toxicomanie - Bilan des connaissances : Préparation et prévention
Report
Plus de 140 centres d’intervention en toxicomanie avec hébergement et refuges d’urgence de partout au Canada se sont inscrits au programme Apprendre …
Source : Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Housing
Cannabis 101 + Harm Reduction: the Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit Series
Toolkit
This resource is broken into three separate booklets. The content draws directly from CSSDP’s Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit, originally publish…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
A Review of Supervised Inhalation Services in Canada
Academic article
This Rapid Response Review answers the questions: "What supervised inhalation services are available in Canada and what are their characteristics? Wh…
Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites, Health promotion, National data
Harm Reduction Worker Safety During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: National Rapid Guidance
Guide
This document is one of a series of six national guidance documents, rapidly developed by the CRISM network at the request of the Government of Canad…
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: COVID-19 resources
Soutenir les personnes utilisatrices de substances dans un milieu de soins de courte durée pendant la pandémie de la COVID‑19 : Guide Pratique National
Guide
Le présent document fait partie d’une série de guides pratiques développés par l’ICRAS-CRISM à la demande du Gouvernement du Canada. Six courts docum…
Source : Initiative canadienne de recherche en abus de substance (ICRAS)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: COVID-19 resources
Substance Use Stigma Reduction Trainings in Canada: For Professional Groups & the Media
Document
Reducing substance use stigma is one of the five priorities of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Substance Use Stigma Working Group. The follo…
Source : Health CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Determinants of health, Challenging structural stigma
Travail du sexe et discours sur la réduction des méfaits
Background document
Ce document a été créé dans le but de contribuer aux réflexions des organismes de travailleuses du sexe et à leur capacité d’évaluation et d’utilisat…
Source : StellaFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction