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Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

Guide

The Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a publication of the Institut universitaire sur les dépenda…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Best practices and implementation, Treatment and harm reduction

Audio series on opioids: In Plain Sight

Podcast

We are facing a national opioid crisis. It’s affecting our friends, family and community members. While there are thousands of stories to be told, th…

Source : Health Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Stories and perspectives

Canadian Guidelines on Opioid Use Disorder Among Older Adults

Guide

This guideline on opioid use disorder (OUD) in older adults (age ≥ 65) is one in a series of four that also includes alcohol, cannabis, and benzodiaz…

Source : Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Environmental Scan: Naloxone Access and Distribution in Canada

Report

This document was produced in order to consolidate information on current practices in naloxone distribution and to provide a preliminary evaluation …

Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources

Chest Compressions and Rescue Breathing When Administering Naloxone in Opioid Overdose

Academic article

This rapid response examines the evidence associated with the use of chest compressions and/or rescue breathing when responding to an opioid overdose…

Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources

Opioïdes d’ordonnance (Sommaire canadien sur la drogue)

Report

Résume les données sur la consommation d’opioïdes d’ordonnance, notamment celles sur les méfaits connexes et les effets, le statut juridique, les coû…

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources

Opioid- and Stimulant-Related Harms in Canada

Report

The COVID-19 outbreak is worsening the already deadly and ongoing public health crisis of opioid overdoses and death. It is having a tragic impact on…

Source : Government of Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources

Interventions for Opioid Agonist Treatment Access among Harm Reduction Clients

Report

A review of current evidence of interventions that integrate treatment with harm reduction services.

Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Treatment and harm reduction, Substance-specific resources

Trauma-Informed Practice & the Opioid Crisis: A Discussion Guide for Health Care and Social Service Providers

Guide

This resource focuses on addressing one facet of the opioid crisis in Canada. Research has shown that the vast majority of individuals who experience…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Substance-specific resources

Is Safe Supply a Viable Option to the Overdose Crisis?

Webinar

Guy Felicella advocates for harm reduction on behalf of British Columbia’s Overdose Emergency Response Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health’s Regional Ad…

Source : TED, Guy Felicella
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Substance-specific resources