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Peerology: A Guide by and for People who use Drugs on How to Get Involved

Guide

The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is pleased to provide a new resource, Peerology: A guide by and for people who use drugs on how to get involved. CAS …

Source : Canadian AIDS Society
Format: PDF
Published: 2015
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Advocacy

Party and Play: Stories

Video

For years, gay men and queer people have used drugs to intensify sex and to find connection and intimacy in unfriendly communities. To care for each …

Source : Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Stories and perspectives, Advocacy

Special Issue: Negotiating tensions in research and activism as people who use drugs

Academic article

This special issue celebrates people who use drugs. The papers recognize negotiations between the personal and professional (from activists and acade…

Source : International Journal of Drug Policy
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Advocacy, Why people use substances

Let’s Talk: Advocacy and health equity

Document

This document in our 'Let's Talk' Series highlights the importance of advocacy as a strategy and practice within public health, and describes the dif…

Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2015
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Advocacy

Youth Harm Reduction: Calls for Action

Webinar

The "Research & Dialogue" speaker series places substance use research in dialogue with lived experience to put the latest evidence into real wor…

Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Advocacy

Moving away from the punitive paradigm: An analysis of the 2023 OHCHR report on drug policy

Document

In September 2023, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a landmark report on human rights in drug policy. Prepared at the request of th…

Source : International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Advocacy, Determinants of health, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Engaging Young People Who Use Drugs | Cannabis and Beyond!

Webinar

This session brought together a panel of speakers to showcase projects, resources, and tools centered around engaging youth and young people who use …

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and engagement toolkits, Challenging structural stigma, Advocacy

How To Be In The Room: A guidebook preparing people who use(d) drugs for engaging in drug policy processes

Guide

This guide is for PWUD who want to become involved with policy and decision-making processes. If you are new to this process, know it can be rewardin…

Source : Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Stigma and stigma reduction, Advocacy

Safer Supply, Opioid Agonist Treatment & Harm Reduction: National Advocacy Toolkit

Tool

This toolkit is intended for people who use drugs and their health care providers. A glossary of terms used throughout the document can be found on t…

Source : National Safer Supply Community of Practice (NSS-CoP)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Safe supply, Harm reduction, Advocacy

Beyond Stigma | Strength in Connections

Webinar

This Fall, the Subject Matter Health Research Lab released the third video in their series on reducing opioid related stigma, Beyond Stigma: Strength…

Source : Subject Matter Health Research Lab, Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Stigma reduction, Advocacy