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Benefits of Stimulants
Webinar
In Canada, drug discussions are often centred around how using drugs from the illegal market is dangerous. However, there is much evidence to suggest…
Source : StimulusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Sex Workers Who Use Drugs: Briefing Paper
Background document
This joint briefing paper highlights the specific needs and rights of sex workers who use drugs, as a community that spans two key populations. This …
Source : International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP)Format: PDF
Published: 2015
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Health promotion, Substance use policy
Spotting
Webinar
On October 20th, Stimulus held a webinar to launch an educational animation about spotting – an overdose prevention method done by phone or video cal…
Source : StimulusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Cannabis in Context: the Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit Series
Toolkit
This resource is broken into three separate booklets. The content draws directly from CSSDP’s Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit, originally publish…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
A low-barrier, flexible safe supply program to prevent deaths from overdose
Academic article
Between January 2016 and June 2021, 24 626 people died from opioid toxicity in Canada. A key driver of this ongoing public health crisis has been the…
Source : Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
Stories of Stigma
Video
Stories of Stigma is a three-part video series co-created with patient partners featuring the stories and voices of three people with mental health a…
Source : BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives
Opening Minds Provider Attitudes Towards Opioid Use Scale (OM-PATOS)
Toolkit
The scale is designed for those in the helping professions who may be responding to or caring for people who are experiencing opioid use problems or …
Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources
Learning Together: A Practice Framework for Building Organizational Capacity for Health Equity
Framework
This document describes a practice framework for building organizational capacity for health equity. The authors offer considerations for building ca…
Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Planning for equity, Challenging structural stigma
Learning Together: A Guide to Assessment Tools for Organizational Health Equity Capacity
Guide
In this guide, NCCDH explores tools that organizations can use to assess their current health equity capacity.
Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Planning for equity
BCCDC Decision Support Tool: Administration of Naloxone
Toolkit
This decision support tool is intended for use by registered nurses who administer naloxone in the management of individuals suspected of, or witness…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone