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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
Creating a Climate for Change
Guide
In 2016, FNHA carried out an extensive initiative to support health service staff in achieving the collective goal of culturally safe health services…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Determinants of health, Indigenous cultural safety, Population-specific resources
Determining the Features of Managed Alcohol Programs: Rapid Synthesis
Academic article
There are growing concerns globally of the health and social harms caused by alcohol. This rapid synthesis synthesizes the best available evidence on…
Source : McMaster Health ForumFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources
Methamphetamine Webinar Series - Part 2: Working With and Supporting People Who Use Methamphetamine
Webinar
The purpose of this webinar is to learn the signs of overdose and how to respond, examine behaviours associated with methamphetamine use and strategi…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Link
Published: 2018
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits, Substance-specific resources
Evidence Brief: Evidence on Rescue Breathing or Chest Compressions in Local Naloxone Programs
Academic article
An assessment of conventional vs. compression-only CPR resuscitation for cardiac and non-cardiac arrest.
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
Lessons Learned from the Opioid Crisis Across the Pillars of the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy
Academic article
This review examines responses to the opioid crisis thus far, the lessons learned from these initiatives and the knowledge gaps that still need to be…
Source : Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (Journal)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Substance-specific resources
Implications of COVID-19 Webinar Series
Webinar
CCSA’s new webinar series explores the implications of COVID-19 on public health, highlighting work in the area of substance use and COVID-19 across …
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: COVID-19 resources
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
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
Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis
Guide
This Discussion Guide supports the dialogue series Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis by providing participants and residents with conte…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Health promotion, Background information, Stories and perspectives