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Canadian Drug Policy and a Fentanyl Sales Program
Webinar
Aimed at physicians and Nurse Practitioners (NPs), this presentation was designed to present the prescribed fentanyl distribution protocol implemente…
Source : Communauté de pratique médicale en dépendance (CPMD)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Safe supply
Crossroads to Compassion
Tool
Crossroads to Compassion is an interactive simulation story based on the experiences of young people who use opioids. It was created in partnership b…
Source : Government of Alberta, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Stories and perspectives
Snapshot: 3 points à retenir sur le TAOi
Fact sheet/infographic
En quatre ans, soit de 2016 à 2019, plus de 15 400 personnes sont décéder suite à l’usage d’opioïdes, ce qui en fait la crise de santé publique la pl…
Source : Dépendances et santé mentale Ontario (AMHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Opening Minds Provider Attitudes Towards Opioid Use Scale (OM-PATOS)
Toolkit
The scale is designed for those in the helping professions who may be responding to or caring for people who are experiencing opioid use problems or …
Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources
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 JournalFormat: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites, Other approaches
carrynaloxONe Naloxone Demonstration
Video
This video can help you better understand an opioid overdose, how to respond and how to use naloxone. This video is part of a toolkit that was design…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
NARCAN Nasal Spray Efficacy for Emergency Treatment of Opioid Overdose
Academic article
This rapid response examines the difference in efficacy between NARCAN Nasal Spray and naloxone administered by intramuscular injection, as well as o…
Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
Effectiveness of Take-Home Naloxone Programs and Availability of Naloxone Nasal Spray in Different Jurisdictions
Academic article
This rapid response evaluates the evidence on the effectiveness of take-home naloxone programs and administration of naloxone by laypeople, and revie…
Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
Evidence Brief: Evidence on Rescue Breathing or Chest Compressions in Local Naloxone Programs
Academic article
An assessment of conventional vs. compression-only CPR resuscitation for cardiac and non-cardiac arrest.
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone, Substance-specific resources
Lessons Learned from the Opioid Crisis Across the Pillars of the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy
Academic article
This review examines responses to the opioid crisis thus far, the lessons learned from these initiatives and the knowledge gaps that still need to be…
Source : Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (Journal)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Substance-specific resources