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carrynaloxONe Naloxone Demonstration
Video
This video can help you better understand an opioid overdose, how to respond and how to use naloxone. This video is part of a toolkit that was design…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs: Making The Ask, Minimizing The Harms
Report
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis sweep across Canada, all policymakers have an obligation to adopt evidence-based measures that uphol…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act: The Good, The Bad, and The Ineffective
Report
In 2019, with the support of a research grant from the Law Foundation of Ontario, the HIV Legal Network embarked upon a research study in Ontario to …
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
Gendering the Scene: Women, Gender-Diverse People, and Harm Reduction in Canada
Report
This report highlights the state of harm reduction services in Canada in the context of gender and reviews the impacts on women and gender-diverse pe…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Communications Tool Kit
Toolkit
The Community Drug Strategy has created a Communications Tool Kit to provide consistent messaging related to substance misuse in our area. Any sectio…
Source : Community Drug Strategy - Public Health Sudbury & DistrictsFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
Supporting People Who Use Substances in Shelter Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Rapid Guidance
Guide
The purpose of this guidance document is to support organizations operating new or existing shelter settings in providing evidence-informed care for …
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: COVID-19 resources, Harm reduction, Housing
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
A New Approach to Managing Illegal Psychoactive Substances in Canada
Report
CPHA supports the development of public health approaches for addressing the needs of people who use illegal psychoactive substances while recognizin…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2014
Topics: Health promotion, Legalization and regulation
Decriminalization of Personal Use of Psychoactive Substances
Background document
CPHA recognizes that criminalization of those who use illegal psychoactive substances remains the principal tool to control their use and is unsucces…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Public Health: A Conceptual Framework
Guide
This working paper is meant to provide a quick reference guide to and a portrait of the underlying principles that support current public health prac…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Background information
