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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

Talking to Youth About Cannabis Vaping: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Guide

This guide provides healthcare professionals with the questions they need to ask youth to start a meaningful conversation about the risk associated w…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Parler du vapotage de cannabis avec les jeunes : Un guide pour les professionnels de la santé

Guide

Ce guide propose aux professionnels de la santé des questions à poser aux jeunes pour amorcer une conversation constructive sur les risques associés …

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Evaluation of Psychoactive Substances that Bring Youth to the Emergency Department

Report

Examines the trends in substance-related visits to the emergency department (ED) among youth and young adults (12 to 24 years old) and the context of…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Population-specific resources, National data

Aider les jeunes qui consomment des opioïdes : réseau de soutien

Video

  Explique le rôle des fournisseurs de services dans le réseau de soutien d’un jeune en traitement pour usage d’opioïdes. La vidéo propose…

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

Helping Young People Who Use Opioids: Treatment and Recovery Planning

Video

Explores strategies to reduce harm, withdrawal and tolerance, as well as treatment and recovery plans when treating a young person who uses opioids …

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

Vapotage de cannabis ou de nicotine : comprendre et identifier les risques pour la santé

Website

L’INSPQ a reçu le mandat de développer rapidement un document sur le vapotage répondant aux principales questions des intervenants qui travaillent au…

Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Cannabis legalization

The Youth Service Assessment Tool

Toolkit

This tool has been developed with 12 youth who have lived and/or living experience of substance use living in Prince George, British Columbia, to sup…

Source : Foundry BC, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Population-specific resources, Best practices and engagement toolkits

Adaptation Toolkit: Co-creating a Local Resource with Caregivers Supporting a Young Person with Substance Use Disorder

Toolkit

Provides communities the processes, considerations and tools they need to adapt the Parents Like Us: The Unofficial Survival Guide to Parenting a You…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), Foundry BC
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Population-specific resources, Recovery and resilience

Health Canada Experiences: Know More Opioids

Website

Since 2018 the Know More Opioids awareness program has engaged teens and youth across Canada on the facts surrounding the opioid overdose crisis, opi…

Source : Health Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Background information on harm reduction