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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
Harm Reduction Equipment Best Practices - Part 2: Injection Drug Use Supplies and Best Practices
Webinar
Learn about the equipment being distributed through the Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program (OHRDP), and the associated "Best Practices". The…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Link
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies
Operational Guidance for Implementation of Managed Alcohol for Vulnerable Populations
Guide
Due to the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need to support vulnerable populations, including rural and remote communities, this interi…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources
Public Health: A Conceptual Framework
Guide
This working paper is meant to provide a quick reference guide to and a portrait of the underlying principles that support current public health prac…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Background information
Decriminalization of Personal Use of Psychoactive Substances
Background document
CPHA recognizes that criminalization of those who use illegal psychoactive substances remains the principal tool to control their use and is unsucces…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
A New Approach to Managing Illegal Psychoactive Substances in Canada
Report
CPHA supports the development of public health approaches for addressing the needs of people who use illegal psychoactive substances while recognizin…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2014
Topics: Health promotion, Legalization and regulation
Communications Tool Kit
Toolkit
The Community Drug Strategy has created a Communications Tool Kit to provide consistent messaging related to substance misuse in our area. Any sectio…
Source : Community Drug Strategy - Public Health Sudbury & DistrictsFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act: The Good, The Bad, and The Ineffective
Report
In 2019, with the support of a research grant from the Law Foundation of Ontario, the HIV Legal Network embarked upon a research study in Ontario to …
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs: Making The Ask, Minimizing The Harms
Report
As the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis sweep across Canada, all policymakers have an obligation to adopt evidence-based measures that uphol…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
A Review of Structural, Process, and Outcome Measures for Supervised Consumption Sites
Academic article
This review outlines structural, process and outcome measures used to monitor and evaluate the impact of supervised consumption services (SCS).
Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites