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Emerging Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies: Implications for Nursing Practice

Academic article

Psychedelic-assisted therapy research is demonstrating unprecedented rates of success in treating mental illness, addictions, and end-of-life distres…

Source : Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Nursing
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Substance-specific resources

Patient characteristics associated with being offered take home naloxone in a busy, urban emergency department: a retrospective chart review

Academic article

Overdose deaths can be prevented by distributing take home naloxone (THN) kits. The emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for overdose pr…

Source : BMC Health Services Research
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone

The Basics of Supervised Consumption Services

Fact sheet/infographic

Download a printable PDF infographic summarizing the benefits of supervised consumption services.

Source : WHY SCS
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites

Health Impacts: What are the impacts of supervised consumption services on health?

Academic article

Supervised consumption services (SCS) can reduce a number of drug-related harms and improve the health of people who use drugs. Research shows that S…

Source : WHY SCS
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites

Crime & Public Order: Do supervised consumption services impact crime and public order?

Academic article

Opponents of supervised consumption services (SCS) have expressed concerns that these services may worsen crime and disorder in the surrounding area …

Source : WHY SCS
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites

Crime & Public Order Impacts of Supervised Consumption Services

Fact sheet/infographic

Opponents of proposed SCS are worried that crime and disorder will worsen in the surrounding area. Most research has found that SCS do not negatively…

Source : WHY SCS
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites

Recommandations de pratiques exemplaires pour les programmes canadiens de réduction des méfaits

Guide

Les pratiques de consommation de drogues susceptibles d’entraîner la transmission du VIH, du VHC et d’autres infections sont des questions urgentes q…

Source : Working Group on Best Practice for Harm Reduction Programs in Canada
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies

Talking to Youth About Cannabis Vaping: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Guide

This guide provides healthcare professionals with the questions they need to ask youth to start a meaningful conversation about the risk associated w…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Parler du vapotage de cannabis avec les jeunes : Un guide pour les professionnels de la santé

Guide

Ce guide propose aux professionnels de la santé des questions à poser aux jeunes pour amorcer une conversation constructive sur les risques associés …

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Bridging the Gap: A Practitioners Guide to Harm Reduction in Drug Courts

Guide

Innovative at their inception three decades ago, drug courts confront a practical and ethical obligation to reimagine some core practices and assumpt…

Source : Centre for Court Innovation
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Health promotion, Decriminalization