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Safer Opioid Supply Summary Report: January 2022

Report

This report details the findings from a mixed methods evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply program at London Intercommunity Health Centre from 2020…

Source : London InterCommunity Health Centre
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply

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

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  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

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

Beyond stigma: Treating opioid use disorder

Website

This article highlights the challenges faced by individuals living with opioid use disorder (OUD) in healthcare settings and the lack of guidance on …

Source : Subject Matter Health Research Lab
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Stigma reduction, Background information on stigma

Appendix: A Public Health Approach to Substance Use Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals

Report

This appendix includes survey questions included in CPHA’s national survey of public health, public safety, and health and social service professiona…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), Normalizing Conversations Project Team
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Data collection tools

Patient-Physician Partnership Toolkit

Toolkit

  The surge of overdoses and opioid-related deaths in Canada is a national public health crisis. The Government of Canada has funded the Associa…

Source : Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and engagement toolkits

Modélisation des décès liés aux opioïdes pendant la crise des surdoses

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L'Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) a mis au point un modèle de simulation des décès liés aux opioïdes qui fournit des renseignements sur …

Source : Santé Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Data collection tools, National data