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Canada's Lower Risk Recommendations for Cannabis Use & Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH)
Academic article
The Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH) are evidence-based recommendations for reducing psychosis-related risks when using…
Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research LaboratoryFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Trauma-Informed Facilitation
Webinar
This session explains what trauma is, the impact it can have, and practical tools, tips, and strategies for trauma-informed facilitation. This sessi…
Source : BCcampusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses
Quick Facts: Myths About Substance Use
Fact sheet/infographic
This resource by Toronto Public Health outlines four central myths regarding substance use that contribute to substance use stigma.
Source : Toronto Public HealthFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Why people use substances, Background information
Challenging Structural Substance Use Stigma Package | Online Delivery
Workshop materials
Communities and professionals across Canada identify stigma within the healthcare system, specifically structural stigma, as a key barrier to impleme…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), CAPSAFormat: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Challenging structural stigma
Findings from the 2022 Harm Reduction Client Survey related to BC’s Decriminalization Policy
Report
First administered in 2012, the Harm Reduction Client Survey (HRCS) is a periodic survey of people who use substances (PWUS) accessing harm reduction…
Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Decriminalization
Understanding the Impact: Safer supply program models and nursing practice
Webinar
This webinar, presented by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Mental Health and Substance Use Program, focuses on background information o…
Source : Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
Imagine Safe Supply: Summary of Findings
Report
Imagine Safe Supply is a community-based research project that explores ideas about participation in safe supply. Between January and June of 2021, t…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
A Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder
Guide
In the context of the current public health emergency, the BC Centre on Substance Use has developed provincial evidence-based guidelines articulating…
Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and implementation, Best practices and guidelines
Language and Stigma regarding substance use & people who use drugs
Webinar
Join Mom's Stop the Harm for this webinar on the significance of language and stigma, why it matters, and how it impacts us and our loved ones who us…
Source : Mom's Stop The HarmFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Destigmatizing language
Drug Prevention 101
Webinar
Join Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah for this webinar "Drug Prevention 101" to forget everything you think you know about teens and drug use. Dr. Haines-Saah…
Source : Mom's Stop The HarmFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Population-specific resources