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Introduction to the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) Guidelines on Substance Use Disorders Among Older Adults

Guide

The Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) of Health Canada provided a grant to the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) to cre…

Source : Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Population-specific resources

Helping Young People Who Use Opioids: Network of Care

Video

Explores how service providers fit into the network of care in treating a young person who uses opioids. It also explains the different ways service…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

Aider les jeunes qui consomment des opioïdes : plan de traitement et de rétablissement

Video

Porte sur des stratégies de réduction des méfaits, le sevrage et la tolérance, ainsi que des plans de traitement et de rétablissement ciblant les jeu…

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Best practices and guidelines

Compendium of Resources to Support the Implementation of Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment (iOAT) in Ontario

Background document

This compendium of resources was developed as part of a project led by Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO), with funding from Health Canada’s…

Source : Addictions & Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

Exploring the Need for iOAT in Ontario

Video

AMHO has created a video to highlight the first of two iOAT programs available in Ontario. This program, located in Ottawa, is an evidence based and …

Source : Addictions & Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines

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 Laboratory
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

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 Laboratory
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

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

Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

Guide

The Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a publication of the Institut universitaire sur les dépenda…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Best practices and implementation, Treatment and harm reduction

Canadian Guidelines on Opioid Use Disorder Among Older Adults

Guide

This guideline on opioid use disorder (OUD) in older adults (age ≥ 65) is one in a series of four that also includes alcohol, cannabis, and benzodiaz…

Source : Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources