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Les résultats de notre approche actuelle aux drogues

Video

Une centaine d'années de souffrance, de surdoses et de chagrin inimaginable : voilà les résultats de notre politique sur les drogues. La prohibition …

Source : Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les drogues
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy

L’approche actuelle du Canada en matière de drogues

Background document

Les politiques canadiennes relatives aux drogues font appel à plusieurs niveaux de compétence et à des interactions entre des politiques de plusieurs…

Source : Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les drogues
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy

Barriers to Legal Cannabis Access: The Emergence of Community Based Cannabis Distribution Programs in Vancouver, Canada

Webinar

In this presentation, we looked more closely at how community based cannabis distribution programs influence access and feasibility of cannabis as a …

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Harm reduction, Safe supply, Substance use policy, Cannabis legalization

The Harms of Incarceration: The Evidence Base and Human Rights Framework for Decarceration and Harm Reduction in Prisons

Background document

The criminalisation of drug use and possession and disproportionate criminal penalties for all drug offences result in the over-representation of peo…

Source : Harm Reduction International (HRI)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Determinants of health, Substance use policy

Tobacco and Vaping Use in Canada: Moving Forward

Report

In 2018, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) released a position statement entitled A Public Health Approach to Nicotine-containing Vaping …

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources

Involuntary Stabilization Care of Youth Who Overdose: More Harm than Good (Part 2)

Webinar

In February 2021, the Harm Reduction Nurses Association and CPHA presented a webinar on proposed amendments to British Columbia’s Mental Health Act t…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Population-specific resources, Health promotion, Substance use policy

Report on the Harm Reduction Strategies and Services Peer Only Meeting

Report

In July 2021, PEEP along with PWLLE representing communities from around BC gathered for a 4- hour long meeting to discuss the priorities of people w…

Source : Toward the Heart
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Health promotion, Substance use policy

Les politiques publiques en matière de substances psychoactives et leurs impacts sur les populations en situation de précarité

Video

Les politiques publiques encadrant les substances psychoactives (SPA), licites ou non, n’atteignent pas de la même façon l’ensemble des personne…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Determinants of health, Substance use policy, Decriminalization

History of Drug Policy in Canada

Background document

The following is a brief history of Canadian drug policy summarized from Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada. The original b…

Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Anti-racism, Substance use policy

Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0: Results release webinar

Webinar

CAPE results provide updated information about the degree to which federal, provincial, and territorial governments in Canada are implementing polici…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources