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The Basics of Supervised Consumption Services
Fact sheet/infographic
Download a printable PDF infographic summarizing the benefits of supervised consumption services.
Source : WHY SCSFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe consumption sites
Health Impacts: What are the impacts of supervised consumption services on health?
Academic article
Supervised consumption services (SCS) can reduce a number of drug-related harms and improve the health of people who use drugs. Research shows that S…
Source : WHY SCSFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe consumption sites
Crime & Public Order: Do supervised consumption services impact crime and public order?
Academic article
Opponents of supervised consumption services (SCS) have expressed concerns that these services may worsen crime and disorder in the surrounding area …
Source : WHY SCSFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe consumption sites
Crime & Public Order Impacts of Supervised Consumption Services
Fact sheet/infographic
Opponents of proposed SCS are worried that crime and disorder will worsen in the surrounding area. Most research has found that SCS do not negatively…
Source : WHY SCSFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe consumption sites
Safer Opioid Supply Summary Report: January 2022
Report
This report details the findings from a mixed methods evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply program at London Intercommunity Health Centre from 2020…
Source : London InterCommunity Health CentreFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
BCCDC Toolkit: Responding to Opioid Overdose for BC Service Providers
Tool
The opioid overdose response toolkit is intended for all service providers, including regulated and non-regulated service providers and paramedics, w…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Treatment and harm reduction
Toronto Public Health Community Dialogue on a Public Health Approach to Drug Policy: Report
Report
How can we change our approach to drugs? What would a public health approach to drugs look like for Canada? Toronto Public Health undertook a communi…
Source : Toronto Public HealthFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Background information, Background information and principles
Trauma-Informed Practice Guide
Guide
The TIP Guide is based on: findings from current literature; lessons learned from implementation in other jurisdictions; and ideas offered by practit…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2012
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses
The Essentials of... Series: Substance Use Prevention and Health Promotion
Guide
Prevention and health promotion are related, but distinct in practice. In the substance use field, prevention identifies and seeks to avoid problem b…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2014
Topics: Anti-oppression, Promotion and communication
Injecting Drug User Implementation Tool Training Manual
Workshop materials
Developed jointly by UNODC and INPUD, in collaboration with other partners, the guidance document Implementing Comprehensive HIV Programmes with Peop…
Source : International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Anti-oppression, Upstream interventions
