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Racialized health inequities in substance use-related harms might emerge from differential access to syringe service programs (SSPs).

People who use drugs (PWUD) face entrenched stigma, which fosters shame, restricts service access, and exacerbates inequalities.

This study aimed to assess the impact of the implementation of legally sanctioned supervised consumption sites (SCS) in the Canadian province of Ontario on opioid-related deaths, emergency departme

The objective of this study was to characterize access and barriers to harm reduction and treatment in a racially and ethnically diverse population of people who use drugs (PWUD) and whether access

The objective of this study was to characterize access and barriers to harm reduction and treatment in a racially and ethnically diverse population of people who use drugs (PWUD) and whether access

This study seeks to qualitatively analyze perceptions of post-release overdose risk from the perspectives of people who received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) while incarcerated. 

This article discusses the policies of methadone take-home doses (MTHD) in the USA.

A human rights approach is essential to eliminating hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat, and capturing the social, cultural, economic, and other barriers to the enjoyment of rights, i

This evidence brief seeks to answer the question: are supervised consumption services (SCS) cost-effective measures?

This methodological systematic review documents and assesses how sex characteristics, gender identities, and gender modalities are operationalized in alcohol treatment intervention research involvi

During the 12 months after a nonfatal drug overdose, what percentage of Medicare beneficiaries receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), naloxone, or behavioral health services, what perc

This study aimed to document the incidence, timing, causes, and risk factors for mortality after release from incarceration.

The unregulated drug toxicity crisis in British Columbia (BC) is shaped by prohibitionist policies that has led to the contamination of the unregulated drug supply, resulting in a surge of fatal an

This study aims to explore peoples’ experiences of unstable housing and health care, and how these experiences influenced engagement in hepatitis C treatment.

Methadone can prolong the QT interval, the time taken from when the cardiac ventricles of the heart start to contract to when they finish relaxing.

Opioid maintenance therapy (OMT), particularly using methadone, is the primary treatment option for heroin addiction.

Disturbances in emotion regulation among people who use opioids receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) was reported in a few small studies.

Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues have disrupted the illegal drug supply through contamination of other substances (i.e., methamphetamine and cocaine) and replacement of heroin in illegal markets.

In parallel with rising mortality from drug toxicities, hospitalizations for infectious complications from substance use are increasing.

This article explores innovative practices and policies around decriminalisation, harm reduction and housing for older people who use drugs and other substances and have histories of homelessness a