Expanding Prescribed Alternatives on Vancouver Island: Practice Brief

Brief
par
AVI Health & Community Services

Date de publication

2025

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

No

L’objectif

This is a practice brief specific to AVI Health & Community Services prescribed alternatives program and service model in British Columbia.

Constatations/points à retenir

EHR and RAD staff shared their insights and recommendations related to implementing and operating PA programs and these are arranged into key themes: principled practices, expanding PA options and models, knowledge translation and exchange, and policy change.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

To better understand the expansion and early implementation of AVIʼs PA programs across Vancouver Island, interviews were conducted with 7 staff members from . The Regulated Access to Drugs (RAD) program and Enhanced Harm Reduction (EHR) programs in the communities of Nanaimo, Courtenay and Campbell River. The interview guide was informed by the inter-related domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Mots clés

Advocacy
Barriers and enablers
Harm reduction
Opioids
Overdose
Policy/Regulatory
Safer supply
Stigma
Stimulants
Substitution/OAT
Wrap-around services