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Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment - iOAT for Opioid Use Disorder: National Clinical Guideline
Guide
This guideline recommends that iOAT should be considered for individuals with severe, treatment refractory opioid use disorder and ongoing illicit in…
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Panel Discussion: A Harm Reduction Approach to Substance Use
Podcast
A panel discussion about the ongoing opioid crisis in British Columbia.
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: Audio
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Teaching Guide for 'Taking Care of Each Other' Indigenous Harm Reduction Video Series
Guide
FNHA and Vancouver Coastal Health worked with filmmaker Asia Youngman to create a video series about Indigenous Harm Reduction. These videos are a te…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Indigenizing Harm Reduction
Webinar
The Indigenous Wellness Team explores what harm reduction looks like from an Indigenous perspective, and how they facilitate dialogue with First Nati…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Harm Reduction: Recovery-Oriented Care
Fact sheet/infographic
A recovery-oriented approach uses strategies to empower people to use their strengths and skills to help them lead the life that they choose when exp…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Recovery and resilience
Harm Reduction: Low-Threshold Services
Fact sheet/infographic
Low-threshold service models mean making minimal demands on the person, and reducing or removing barriers for people to access care. This means being…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Determinants of health
Community-Driven Harm Reduction Programs in Canada
Webinar
This webinar highlights novel, low-barrier approaches to harm reduction programs, how these programs are being delivered, and the lessons that have b…
Source : CATIEFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Other approaches
The Harm Reduction Model of Drug Addiction Treatment
Video
From supervised injection sites to methadone clinics, Mark has been an early adopter and leader of various harm reduction efforts in Vancouver, BC. T…
Source : TEDFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
"There is a Place": Impacts of Managed Alcohol Programs for People Experiencing Severe Alcohol Dependence and Homelessness
Academic article
Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are harm reduction interventions that aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness. The au…
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources
Inside a Managed Alcohol Program in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Fact sheet/infographic
Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) aim to reduce harms from alcohol for people with unstable housing and severe alcohol-related problems. They achieve t…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources