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

Article universitaire

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
Publié : 2019
Sujets : Réduction des méfaits, Naloxone

Supporting People Who Use Substances Best Practices for Toolkit

Outil

As a component of the Substance Use Capacity Building Project, SafeLink Alberta has developed The Best Practices for Supporting People Who Use Substa…

Source: SafeLink Alberta
Format: PDF
Publié : 2023
Sujets : Pratiques exemplaires et lignes directrices

Drug use, homelessness and health: responding to the opioid overdose crisis with housing and harm reduction services

Article universitaire

Canada is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and Alberta has one of the highest opioid use rates across the country. Populations made vulnerab…

Source: Harm Reduction Journal
Format: PDF
Publié : 2022
Sujets : Réduction des méfaits, Logement, Substances spécifiques

Supporting the full participation of people who use drugs in policy fora: Provision of a temporary, conference-based overdose prevention site

Article universitaire

The overdose epidemic in North America remains acute and interventions are needed to mitigate harm and prevent death. People who use/d drugs (PWUD) h…

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy
Format: PDF
Publié : 2020
Sujets : Réduction de la stigmatisation, Pratiques exemplaires et trousses d’outils de mobilisation

Harm Reduction: Spectrum of Substance Use

Fiche d’information/infographie

Substance use can be viewed on a spectrum. Understanding where a person is on this spectrum is important for meeting people where they are at, and pr…

Source: Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Publié : 2019
Sujets : Approches stratégiques et de légalisation, Continuum de la consommation de substances

Engaging Individuals with Lived Experience: A Framework

Cadre

The framework outlined here is designed to support leaders, physicians, health care providers and teams to create the necessary conditions, readiness…

Source: Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Publié : 2018
Sujets : Réduction de la stigmatisation, Pratiques exemplaires et trousses d’outils de mobilisation

Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System

Outil

Tracking substance use data helps the government better understand the addiction challenges in Alberta and make informed, strategic decisions about h…

Source: Government of Alberta
Format: Lien
Publié : 2021
Sujets : Surveillance provinciale/territoriale et locale

TRACE V

Rapport

TRACE V is the continuation of the Teens Report on Adolescent Cannabis Experiences (TRACE) a qualitative research program that began in 2006. This st…

Source: University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Calgary
Format: PDF
Publié : 2022
Sujets : Réduction des méfaits, Substances spécifiques, Populations spécifiques

Harm Reduction: Recovery-Oriented Care

Fiche d’information/infographie

A recovery-oriented approach uses strategies to empower people to use their strengths and skills to help them lead the life that they choose when exp…

Source: Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Publié : 2019
Sujets : Approches axées sur l’équité, Rétablissement et résilience

Harm Reduction: Low-Threshold Services

Fiche d’information/infographie

Low-threshold service models mean making minimal demands on the person, and reducing or removing barriers for people to access care. This means being…

Source: Alberta Health Services
Format: PDF
Publié : 2019
Sujets : Réduction des méfaits, Déterminants de la santé