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Considering Alternative Drug Policies: Decriminalization and Legal Regulation

Background document

There is a wide range of policy options for controlling the supply and distribution of drugs, from prohibition to free-market legalization. Each invo…

Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization, Legalization and regulation

Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis

Guide

This Discussion Guide supports the dialogue series Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis by providing participants and residents with conte…

Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Health promotion, Background information, Stories and perspectives

Drug Buds

Podcast

Welcome to Drug Buds by CSSDP, make some tea, grab a seat and get cozy because Drug Buds is about to break down drug policy in Canada. Ever had quest…

Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)
Format: Audio
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy

Pistes d’action novatrices en matière de substances psychoactives « illicites »

Report

Ce rapport résulte d’un mandat du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux pour la réalisation d’une synthèse des connaissances au sujet de neuf…

Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy

Report

Punitive drug laws and policies purported to deter drug use have failed — and worse, they have done catastrophic harm. They have fueled deadly stigma…

Source : HIV Legal Network
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Naloxone is Not Enough: Letters from the Heart of the Crisis

Report

The availability of naloxone as an emergency response intervention has been critical in saving lives. Modeling estimates that from January 2015 to Ma…

Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Toward the Heart
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Naloxone, Health promotion, Substance use policy

A Review of Supervised Inhalation Services in Canada

Academic article

This Rapid Response Review answers the questions: "What supervised inhalation services are available in Canada and what are their characteristics? Wh…

Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites, Health promotion, National data

Conversations of Substance with Guest Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon

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: Health promotion, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives