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How an emergency department is organized to provide opioid-specific harm reduction and facilitators and barriers to harm reduction implementation: a systems perspective

Academic article

The intersection of dual public health emergencies—the COVID-19 pandemic and the drug toxicity crisis—has led to an urgent need for acute care based …

Source : Harm Reduction Journal
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites, Other approaches

Knowing How to Recognize and Respond to a Severe Intoxication or Overdose Related to Psychoactive Substance Use or Alcohol Withdrawal

This toolkit is intended for frontline service providers who work with people who use psychoactive substances, who may or may not be specialized in t…

Published: 2023

Hear Us, See Us, Respect Us: Respecting the Expertise of People who Use Drugs

Report

Above all, best practices for honouring and recognising the contributions of PWUD should always be driven by PWUD themselves. This report is a sum…

Source : Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD), Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits, Determinants of health, Planning for equity

Tips for Safer Drug Use and Safer Sex to Prevent Hepatitis C and HIV

Poster

This new collection of posters and pocket-sized resources shares key harm reduction information on health concerns for people who use drugs, includin…

Source : CATIE
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Sexual health

Imaginer un approvisionnement sécuritaire

Report

Le projet de recherche communautaire « Imaginer un approvisionnement sécuritaire » propose des idées sur la participation à l’approvisionnement sécur…

Source : Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les drogues
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply

Quick Facts: Myths About Substance Use

Fact sheet/infographic

This resource by Toronto Public Health outlines four central myths regarding substance use that contribute to substance use stigma.

Source : Toronto Public Health
Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Why people use substances, Background information

Overcoming Stigma Through Language: A Primer

Background document

Facilitates conversations and increases awareness of the stigma that surrounds people who use substances, their support networks, and service provide…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), CAPSA
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Determinants of health, Destigmatizing language

#StigmaEndsWithMe Videos

Video

Real stories of experiences with stigma by people with lived and living experience of substance use.

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives

Conversations of Substance with Guest Steve West

Podcast

The Conversations of Substance podcast series asks difficult questions and suggests multiple answers to complex issues around people’s health with re…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stigma reduction

Conversations of Substance with Guest Dr. Kim Corace, Ph.D.

Podcast

The Conversations of Substance podcast series asks difficult questions and suggests multiple answers to complex issues around people’s health with re…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audio
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Treatment and harm reduction