Ressources

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Implementing a low-threshold audio-only telehealth model for medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder at a community-based non-profit organization in Washington, D.C.

Due to pandemic protocols in the USA, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) regulations became more flexible, permitting our community-based nonprofit organization to transition its low-threshold MAT cl

Case study | 2021

Policy/Regulatory, About prescribers, Barriers and enablers, Substitution/OAT, Digital health

A qualitative meta-synthesis of pregnant women's experiences of accessing and receiving treatment for opioid use disorder

Understanding substance use treatment experiences is important to improve access, and retention, and no review or synthesis of research addressing the treatment experiences of pregnant women exists

Lit review | 2022

Wrap-around services, About PWUD, Barriers and enablers, Transitions in care/treatment, Sex/Gender , Parents/caregivers

A scoping review of cultural adaptations of substance use disorder treatments across Latinx communities: Guidance for future research and practice

The aim of this paper is to provide a scoping review of the literature on cultural adaptations of SUD treatment for Latinx communities.

Original research | 2022

Equity, About PWUD

Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Programs That Provide Harm Reduction Supplies to People Who Use Drugs and are At Risk for HIV, HCV, and Other Harms: 2021

The goal of the Best Practice Recommendations is to improve the effectiveness of programs that deliver harm reduction supplies to people who use drugs and are at risk for human immunodeficiency virus

Guide or handbook | 2021

Clinical guidance, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Wrap-around services, About prescribers, Illegal drugs, Injecting drugs

Beyond Stigma

Video | 2021

Advocacy, About PWUD, Substitution/OAT, Stigma

Common liability to addiction and “gateway hypothesis”: Theoretical, empirical and evolutionary perspective

Two competing concepts address the development of involvement with psychoactive substances: the “gateway hypothesis” (GH) and common liability to addiction (CLA).

Lit review | 2012

Policy/Regulatory, Hesitancy of prescribers , Advocacy, Illegal drugs

Harm Reduction Strategies for People Who Inject Drugs: Considerations for Pharmacists

Pharmacists often are “gatekeepers” to services and care in their communities and can be important agents for harm reduction services such as syringe access, overdose prevention and other services.

Guide or handbook | 2021

Harm reduction, Safer supply, About pharmacists, Injecting drugs, Stigma

Higher methadone dose reduces risky drug injecting behaviours among methadone clients in Myanmar

We sought to determine the relationship between methadone dose and injecting behaviours among clients enrolled in the MMT program in Myanmar.

Original research | 2021

Harm reduction, About PWUD, Illegal drugs, Substitution/OAT

Identifying pathways to recent non-fatal overdose among people who use opioids non-medically: how do psychological pain and unmet mental health need contribute to overdose risk?

Significant associations exist between psychological pain, unmet mental health need, and frequency and severity of substance use among people who use drugs (PWUD), but no studies have analyzed the rel

Original research | 2021

Overdose, About PWUD, Outcomes, Illegal drugs, Sex/Gender , Mental health

Jail and overdose: assessing the community impact of incarceration on overdose

This study examined the overall impact of jail incarceration on overdose, the specific hazard for those booked on a syringe-related charge and the proportion of all overdose decedents in the community

Original research | 2022

Overdose, Mortality, About PWUD, Legal system/law enforcement, Illegal drugs

Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic And Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not Be The Enemy Of The Good

Commentary | 2022

Overdose, Clinical guidance, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Hesitancy of prescribers , About prescribers, Illegal drugs, SCS/OPS

More than saving lives: Qualitative findings of the UNODC/WHO Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S) project

The Stop Overdose Safely (S-O-S) initiative—developed in compliance with WHO guidelines—aims to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Original research | 2022

Overdose, Mortality, Harm reduction, About PWUD, Barriers and enablers, Legal system/law enforcement, Illegal drugs, Peer/PWLLE program involvement

Nonjudgmental acceptance: Associations with substance-related cue reactivity in adults with substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress

The present investigation examined the predictive utility of nonjudgmental acceptance, a facet of mindfulness defined as the ability to remain aware and nonevaluative about internal experience, in ter

Original research | 2021

About PWUD, Outcomes, Illegal drugs, Mental health

Opioid treatment program and community pharmacy collaboration for methadone maintenance treatment: results from a feasibility clinical trial

Pharmacy administration and dispensing of methadone for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can expand treatment access for opioid use disorder (OUD).

Original research | 2022

About pharmacists, About PWUD, Outcomes, Substitution/OAT, Diversion, Carries/take-home doses

Racial disparities in linkage to care among patients with substance use disorders

We describe success of peer support specialists in recruiting SUD patients into treatment, with attention to racial disparities in linkage to care.

Original research | 2021

Equity, About PWUD, Outcomes, Peer/PWLLE program involvement, Transitions in care/treatment, Hospitals

Safer Smoking Supplies

Tips for safer smoking

Handout | 2020

Harm reduction, Wrap-around services, Illegal drugs

Social recovery in substance use disorder: A metasynthesis of qualitative studies

The aim here has been to identify and synthesise the qualitative research examining the process of social recovery from a first-person perspective and how social communities assist in this process.

Lit review | 2022

Wrap-around services, About PWUD, Social services, Barriers and enablers, Social benefits