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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
Project Inclusion: Confronting Anti-Homeless & Anti-Substance User Stigma in British Columbia
Report
Project Inclusion is a comprehensive study into the ways in which specific laws and policies in policing, health care, and the court system directly …
Source : Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Health promotion, Substance use policy
How To Be In The Room: A guidebook preparing people who use(d) drugs for engaging in drug policy processes
Guide
This guide is for PWUD who want to become involved with policy and decision-making processes. If you are new to this process, know it can be rewardin…
Source : Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Stigma and stigma reduction, Advocacy
Canada's Current Approach to Substances
Background document
Canadian drug policy is multi-jurisdictional and involves interactions between many areas of policy, including social, criminal, and economic. While …
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
Talking Back to the City: A Manual for Winning and Resisting Local Drug Policy
Guide
"Talking Back to The City is a response to the deadly action and inaction of local governments. It is a response to the persistence of oppressive and…
Source : Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy
CAPE 3.0: Best Practice Policy Leaders (Federal)
Report
Best Practice Policy Leaders (Provincial/Territorial) The Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0 identified many examples of strong alcohol p…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy
Beyond Prohibition
Report
BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The number of overdose deaths has skyrocketed in recent years…
Source : BC Health Coalition, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy
Soins de stabilisation forcés des jeunes qui font une surdose : plus de mal que de bien (partie 1) (en anglais)
Webinar
L’Association canadienne de santé publique et l’Association des infirmiers et infirmières en réduction des méfaits a présenté le 24 février 2021 un w…
Source : Association canadienne de santé publique, Harm Reduction Nurses Association (HRNA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Population-specific resources, Health promotion, Substance use policy
Innovative Courses of Action Pertaining to “Illicit” Psychoactive Substances
Report
This report is the result of a mandate from the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) [Québec’s ministry of health and social services…
Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Outcomes of our Current Drug Policies
Video
This video by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition describes the history of prohibition in Canada, and the current outcomes of drug policy on community…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy