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11 Recommendations to Reduce Risks of Psychosis when Using Cannabis
Fact sheet/infographic
This resource summarizes the Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH)'s 11 recommendations.
Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research LaboratoryFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH) Evidence Brief
Guide
This resource summarizes the scientific evidence for the 11 recommendations for reducing psychosis-related risks when using cannabis.
Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research LaboratoryFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
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