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Opioïdes d’ordonnance (Sommaire canadien sur la drogue)
Report
Résume les données sur la consommation d’opioïdes d’ordonnance, notamment celles sur les méfaits connexes et les effets, le statut juridique, les coû…
Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substancesFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources
Opioid- and Stimulant-Related Harms in Canada
Report
The COVID-19 outbreak is worsening the already deadly and ongoing public health crisis of opioid overdoses and death. It is having a tragic impact on…
Source : Government of CanadaFormat: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources
Interventions for Opioid Agonist Treatment Access among Harm Reduction Clients
Report
A review of current evidence of interventions that integrate treatment with harm reduction services.
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Treatment and harm reduction, Substance-specific resources
Trauma-Informed Practice & the Opioid Crisis: A Discussion Guide for Health Care and Social Service Providers
Guide
This resource focuses on addressing one facet of the opioid crisis in Canada. Research has shown that the vast majority of individuals who experience…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Substance-specific resources
Is Safe Supply a Viable Option to the Overdose Crisis?
Webinar
Guy Felicella advocates for harm reduction on behalf of British Columbia’s Overdose Emergency Response Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health’s Regional Ad…
Source : TED, Guy FelicellaFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Substance-specific resources
Ethical Fentanyl Prescribing: A Supportive Guideline for Ethical Fentanyl Prescribers and a Harm Reduction Guide for Patients
Guide
Existing fentanyl-assisted treatment programs in Canada do not prescribe injectable fentanyl or allow transdermal fentanyl patches to be injected. So…
Source : Canadian Association for Safe SupplyFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Substance-specific resources
Snapshot: Les médicaments efficaces contre la dépendance sévère aux opioïdes ne sont pas disponibles en Ontario
Fact sheet/infographic
Le traitement par agoniste opioïde injectable (TAOi) est sûr et efficace pour les personnes ayant une dépendance sévère aux opioïdes. Or, à l’heure a…
Source : Dépendances et santé mentale Ontario (AMHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services
Academic article
Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerab…
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing, Substance-specific resources
Opioid Management in the time of Fentanyl
Webinar
This webinar, presented by Dr. Jonathan Bertram, was hosted by Shkaabe Makwa as part of the Âciwina Mâyitôtakowin Webinar Series. This webinar series…
Source : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Shkaabe MakwaFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Beyond Stigma Webinar: Summary Page
Document
In April 2022, the Canadian Public Health Association and the Canadian Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE) presented a panel …
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction