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Moving Toward a Recovery-Oriented System of Care: A Resource for Service Providers and Decision Makers
Report
This report presents ways that Canada can move towards a recovery-oriented system of care, based on six guiding principles for recovery, the findings…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Recovery and resilience
A Public Health Guide to Developing a Community Overdose Response Plan
Guide
The purpose of this guide is to outline four key elements of a public health overdose response and suggest a process for implementing a community ove…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Background information, How to implement a public health approach to substance use
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
Stigma Online Learning
Online learning module
CCSA has developed an introductory learning module as the first in a planned series of modules on the topic of stigma and substance use. These module…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction
Drug Policy and Harm Reduction
Policy
This policy brief outlines facts and figures and priorities for action related to HIV/AIDS and harm reduction and drug policy.
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
Considering Alternative Drug Policies: Decriminalization and Legal Regulation
Background document
There is a wide range of policy options for controlling the supply and distribution of drugs, from prohibition to free-market legalization. Each invo…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization, Legalization and regulation
A Primer to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in the Canadian Health System
Background document
The purpose of this primer is to mobilize health professionals and other health system stakeholders to take action to reduce substance use stigma acr…
Source : Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction
Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy
Report
Punitive drug laws and policies purported to deter drug use have failed — and worse, they have done catastrophic harm. They have fueled deadly stigma…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Interventions virtuelles tenant compte du genre contre la consommation de substances et la violence entre partenaires intimes (en anglais)
Webinar
L’Association canadienne de santé publique a présenté le 20 janvier 2021 un webinaire intitulé Gender-Informed Virtual Interventions Addressing Subst…
Source : Association canadienne de santé publiqueFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Anti-oppression, Promotion and communication

Drug Buds
Podcast
Welcome to Drug Buds by CSSDP, make some tea, grab a seat and get cozy because Drug Buds is about to break down drug policy in Canada. Ever had quest…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: Audio
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
