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A Typical Visit: What happens at a Supervised Consumption Service?
Fact sheet/infographic
Download a printable PDF infographic summarizing a typical visit to an SCS.
Source : WHY SCSFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
Increase the Support. Reduce the Harm.
Video
To help address some of the barriers to accessing culturally safe mental health and addiction treatment, and harm reduction services, the First Natio…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Harm Reduction Fact Sheet
Fact sheet/infographic
Harm reduction is a way of being that helps people (no matter what their choice is about drug and alcohol use) to reduce risks associated with substa…
Source : Thunderbird Partnership FoundationFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Splitting and Sharing Inside an OPS/SCS: Protocol Template
Guide
Splitting and sharing inside an OPS/SCS prevents harms related to splitting and sharing outside of an OPS/SCS. Failure to allow splitting and sharing…
Source : Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting COVID-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Academic article
This paper explores the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia, Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focu…
Source : American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
Benefits of Stimulants
Webinar
In Canada, drug discussions are often centred around how using drugs from the illegal market is dangerous. However, there is much evidence to suggest…
Source : StimulusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Spotting
Webinar
On October 20th, Stimulus held a webinar to launch an educational animation about spotting – an overdose prevention method done by phone or video cal…
Source : StimulusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Cannabis in Context: the Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit Series
Toolkit
This resource is broken into three separate booklets. The content draws directly from CSSDP’s Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit, originally publish…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
A low-barrier, flexible safe supply program to prevent deaths from overdose
Academic article
Between January 2016 and June 2021, 24 626 people died from opioid toxicity in Canada. A key driver of this ongoing public health crisis has been the…
Source : Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
BCCDC Decision Support Tool: Administration of Naloxone
Toolkit
This decision support tool is intended for use by registered nurses who administer naloxone in the management of individuals suspected of, or witness…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone