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PHO Rounds: Opioid-related Toxicity Deaths and Health Services Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar
This session will summarize the findings (up to the end of December 2020) from this analysis and discuss implications for planning and practice to re…
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data, Substance-specific resources, COVID-19 resources
Améliorer les cercles de soins
Video
Cette vidéo d’animation a été créée pour explorer les effets cumulatifs du colonialisme et du racisme institutionnel sur la stigmatisation vécue par…
Source : Subject Matter Health Research LabFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction
PQWCHC Safer Opioid Supply (SOS): 2023 Evaluation Report
Report
This report presents the results from the preliminary evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program at Parkdale Queen West Community Health Cen…
Source : Parkdale Queen West Community Health CentreFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Safe supply, Provincial/Territorial and local data
Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections
Video
Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores the stigma that may be experienced f…
Source : Subject Matter Health Research LabFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Stigma and stigma reduction, Treatment and harm reduction
Health Equity Toolkit
Toolkit
Recent research shows that practitioners who implement brief, practical strategies at the point of care can profoundly improve patients' experiences…
Source : EQUIP Health CareFormat: Link
Published: 2017
Topics: Determinants of health, Planning for equity, Substance-specific resources
The Case for Heroin-Assisted Treatment in Canada
Report
This report outlines the case for heroin-assisted treatment in Canada. Heroin-Assisted Treatment, or HAT, is a medical intervention that provides pre…
Source : Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Treatment and harm reduction, Substance-specific resources
Prescription Opioids (Canadian Drug Summary)
Report
This report summarizes data on the use of prescription opioids, including information on associated harms and effects, legal status, costs, hospitali…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources
Mothering and Opioids: Addressing Stigma - Acting Collaboratively
Toolkit
Much is changing in the substance use and child welfare fields to bring forth approaches that are culturally safe, trauma-informed, harm reduction-or…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma and stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Méfaits associés aux opioïdes et aux stimulants au Canada
Report
L’éclosion de COVID-19 aggrave la présente crise de santé publique de surdoses et de décès associés aux opioïdes, laquelle était déjà mortelle. Celle…
Source : Gouvernement du CanadaFormat: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources
Opioid Mortality Surveillance Report: Analysis of Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario July 2017-June 2018
Report
A report from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Public Health Ontario that outlines the curre…
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data, Substance-specific resources