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Point-of-care community drug checking technologies: an insider look at the scientific principles and practical considerations
Academic article
Drug checking is increasingly being explored outside of festivals and events to be an ongoing service within communities, frequently integrated withi…
Source : Harm Reduction JournalFormat: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Drug checking services
Youth Harm Reduction: Calls for Action
Webinar
The "Research & Dialogue" speaker series places substance use research in dialogue with lived experience to put the latest evidence into real wor…
Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Advocacy
Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver
Report
This report recommends that non-federal orders of government implement decriminalization locally, by applying to the federal government for an exempt…
Source : Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Comprendre la consommation de substances : une approche qui met l’accent sur la promotion de la santé
Report
Plutôt que de principalement protéger les gens contre les maladies ou les effets nocifs, la promotion de la santé vise à permettre aux individus de m…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), Here to Help BCFormat: PDF
Published: 2013
Topics: Anti-oppression, Promotion and communication
Trauma-Informed Practice & the Opioid Crisis: A Discussion Guide for Health Care and Social Service Providers
Guide
This resource focuses on addressing one facet of the opioid crisis in Canada. Research has shown that the vast majority of individuals who experience…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Substance-specific resources
Is Safe Supply a Viable Option to the Overdose Crisis?
Webinar
Guy Felicella advocates for harm reduction on behalf of British Columbia’s Overdose Emergency Response Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health’s Regional Ad…
Source : TED, Guy FelicellaFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Substance-specific resources
Harm Reduction Strategies and Services (HRSS) Committee Policy Indicators Report
Report
The HRSS Committee previously published a Policy Indicators Report in 2017. The current report aims to update data to the end of 2019 on available ha…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data
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
Overdose Prevention & Response in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Social Service Settings
Checklist
A checklist for service providers who work with people who use substances, for developing overdose prevention and response policies and protocols.
Source : Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
Overdose Surveillance Updates (Vancouver)
Website
Since 2011, after a spike of heroin-related deaths in Vancouver, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) started weekly monitoring of overdoses at emergency d…
Source : Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)Format: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data