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Patient characteristics associated with being offered take home naloxone in a busy, urban emergency department: a retrospective chart review

Academic article

Overdose deaths can be prevented by distributing take home naloxone (THN) kits. The emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for overdose pr…

Source : BMC Health Services Research
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone

Supporting People Who Use Substances Best Practices for Toolkit

Toolkit

As a component of the Substance Use Capacity Building Project, SafeLink Alberta has developed The Best Practices for Supporting People Who Use Substa…

Source : SafeLink Alberta
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines

Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services

Academic article

Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerab…

Source : Harm Reduction Journal
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing, Substance-specific resources

Supporting the full participation of people who use drugs in policy fora: Provision of a temporary, conference-based overdose prevention site

Academic article

The overdose epidemic in North America remains acute and interventions are needed to mitigate harm and prevent death. People who use/d drugs (PWUD) h…

Source : International Journal of Drug Policy
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

Harm Reduction: Spectrum of Substance Use

Fact sheet/infographic

Substance use can be viewed on a spectrum. Understanding where a person is on this spectrum is important for meeting people where they are at, and pr…

Source : Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use

Engaging Individuals with Lived Experience: A Framework

Framework

The framework outlined here is designed to support leaders, physicians, health care providers and teams to create the necessary conditions, readiness…

Source : Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System

Toolkit

Tracking substance use data helps the government better understand the addiction challenges in Alberta and make informed, strategic decisions about h…

Source : Government of Alberta
Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data

TRACE V

Report

TRACE V is the continuation of the Teens Report on Adolescent Cannabis Experiences (TRACE) a qualitative research program that began in 2006. This st…

Source : University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Calgary
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Harm Reduction: Recovery-Oriented Care

Fact sheet/infographic

A recovery-oriented approach uses strategies to empower people to use their strengths and skills to help them lead the life that they choose when exp…

Source : Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Recovery and resilience

Harm Reduction: Low-Threshold Services

Fact sheet/infographic

Low-threshold service models mean making minimal demands on the person, and reducing or removing barriers for people to access care. This means being…

Source : Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Determinants of health