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The Safer Bathroom Toolkit
Toolkit
Bathrooms can provide private, seemingly safe spaces for people to use substances, especially when they are unable to access supervised consumption …
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction
Knowing How to Recognize and Respond to a Severe Intoxication or Overdose Related to Psychoactive Substance Use or Alcohol Withdrawal
Fact sheet/infographic
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…
Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies, Naloxone
An Update on Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada and the United States
Report
This bulletin summarizes the most recent updates on stimulant use and related harms in Canada and the United States. Revisiting indicators from the 2…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: National data, Substance-specific resources
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
Video
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 substancesFormat: 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
Understanding Stigma
Online learning module
The stigmatization of people living with mental illness including addiction is all too common in Canada, including within healthcare environments. Pe…
Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Background information on stigma
Equity Walk-Through
Toolkit
This exercise will help staff ‘walk through’ the physical and social spaces where they provide care or services to clients. It will prompt staff to c…
Source : EQUIP Health CareFormat: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Challenging structural stigma
Promoting Health Equity – Harm Reduction
Tool
Recent research shows that practitioners who implement brief, practical strategies at the point of care can profoundly improve patients' experiences…
Source : EQUIP Health CareFormat: Link
Published: 2018
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Background information on harm reduction, Challenging structural stigma
Respectful Language and Stigma Regarding People Who Use Substances
Background document
Healthcare workers and the media can greatly influence the way in which the public perceive people who use drugs (PWUDs). Therefore there is a need t…
Source : Toward the Heart, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: Link
Published: 2017
Topics: Destigmatizing language