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Harm Reduction Satellite Sites: A Guide for Operating Harm Reduction Hubs from the Homes of People Who Use Drugs
Guide
This program guide was developed based on the experiences of two Toronto-based community health centres developing Satellite site programming out of …
Source : Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, South Riverdale Community Health CentreFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing
Learning Together: Emergency Shelters and Substance Use Centres Knowledge Summary - Plan for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Care
Report
Across Canada, over 140 emergency shelters and substance use facilities joined Learning Together to strengthen their pandemic response and recovery. …
Format: PDFPublished: 2022
Topics: Housing
Innovative Courses of Action Pertaining to “Illicit” Psychoactive Substances
Report
This report is the result of a mandate from the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) [Québec’s ministry of health and social services…
Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Sex Work and Harm Reduction Discourse
Background document
This document was created to contribute to sex worker organizations’ reflections about, and their capacity to evaluate and use, the language of harm …
Source : StellaFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Ethical Fentanyl Prescribing: A Supportive Guideline for Ethical Fentanyl Prescribers and a Harm Reduction Guide for Patients
Guide
Existing fentanyl-assisted treatment programs in Canada do not prescribe injectable fentanyl or allow transdermal fentanyl patches to be injected. So…
Source : Canadian Association for Safe SupplyFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Substance-specific resources
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
Breastfeeding and Cannabis: A Harm Reduction Resource for Health Care and Social Service Providers
Guide
Many people make changes to their substance use when expecting a child. Some stop using substances altogether while others use less or change when or…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services
Academic article
Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerab…
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing, Substance-specific resources