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Dissiper la fumée entourant le cannabis : Effets du cannabis fumé sur l’appareil respiratoire et cardiovasculaire

Report

Examine la recherche sur les effets de la fumée de cannabis sur l’appareil respiratoire et cardiovasculaire (poumons et cœur). Le sommaire aborde not…

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Substance-specific resources

Ensuring safety for all in psychedelic medicine

Webinar

This webinar, hosted by EENet in October, 2021, featured a conversation among key experts in the psychedelics field. Panelists discussed their viewpo…

Source : EENet
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance-specific resources

Les politiques publiques en matière de substances psychoactives et leurs impacts sur les populations en situation de précarité

Video

Les politiques publiques encadrant les substances psychoactives (SPA), licites ou non, n’atteignent pas de la même façon l’ensemble des personne…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Determinants of health, Substance use policy, Decriminalization

Evidence Scan and Jurisdictional Approaches to the Decriminalization of Drugs

Report

The objective of this environmental scan is to summarize evidence on the health and social impacts of decriminalization policies. This document will …

Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Decriminalization, Legalization and policy approaches

The Crystal Methamphetamine Project

Report

This report provides an initial overview of results from the Crystal Methamphetamine Project. The aim of this project was to examine the experiences …

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Legal approaches to new psychoactive substances: First empirical findings

Academic article

The potential and de facto positive and negative effects of generic drug legislation have been described using an analysis based on documented evalua…

Source : European Addiction Research
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Legalization and regulation

Beyond Prohibition

Report

BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The number of overdose deaths has skyrocketed in recent years…

Source : BC Health Coalition, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy

Parler pot avec les jeunes : Un guide de communication sur le cannabis pour les alliés des jeunes

Guide

Présente des renseignements généraux et quelques exercices pour avoir des conversations positives sur le cannabis avec les jeunes. Dans ce guide, la …

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Status of Mental Health, Addictions and Substance Use Health in Ottawa During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fall of 2021

Report

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting us in significant ways. We have all been affected by the closure of schools and businesses, and the challenges tha…

Source : Ottawa Public Health
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Provincial/Territorial and local data

Federal Actions on Opioids to Date

Fact sheet/infographic

The Government of Canada's actions to address the overdose crisis to help save lives, including government funding for projects, increased access to …

Source : Health Canada
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Legalization and policy approaches