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This study provides more recent evidence on prescription opioid misuse among Black Americans.

Original research | 2023
Equity, About PWUD, Rural/remote
Handout | 2023
Safer supply, Indigenous

This paper reviews data from four key areas identified as relating to the use of opioids, and the creation of guidelines including (a) the surge and decline in opioid prescribing, (b) sham distinct

Original research | 2022
Policy/Regulatory, Hesitancy of prescribers , Chronic pain, About prescribers

We report on a preliminary investigation into the relationship between partisan media consumption (PMC) among U.S.

Original research | 2023
Policy/Regulatory, Equity, Stigma

The National Overdose Response Service (NORS) is a Canada-wide telephone-based harm reduction service.

Original research | 2023
Overdose, Digital health, Harm reduction

This study aims to assess the association of community social vulnerability and community prescription opioid availability with individual non-fatal or fatal opioid overdose.

Original research | 2023
Overdose, Equity, Housing

Public attitudes, and factors that influence attitudes towards safer supply programs (SSPs) must be considered as they impact policy and funding decisions.

Original research | 2023
Safer supply, Policy/Regulatory, Stigma

We hypothesized that officers with more positive attitudes and practices would be more likely to report the perceived support of their supervisors.

Original research | 2023
Harm reduction, Legal system/law enforcement

We sought to describe and report aggregate outcomes of drug checking services (DCS) operating in North America.

Original research | 2023
Drug checking

We quantified prevalence of fentanyl in street methamphetamine and cocaine, stratified by crystalline texture, analyzing samples sent voluntarily to a public mail-in drug checking service (May 2021

Original research | 2023
Illegal drugs, Drug checking, Stimulants

This study aimed to assess agreement between self-report and urine toxicology measures assessing use of 2 illicit simulants (methamphetamine and cocaine) during early pregnancy.

Original research | 2023
Stimulants, Parents/caregivers

Transitional times in opioid use, such as release from prison and discontinuation of opioid agonist treatment (OAT), are associated with health harms due to changing drug consumption practices and

Original research | 2023
About PWUD, Transitions in care/treatment, Injecting drugs, Hospitals

Cannabis is a class B controlled substance under the 1971 Misuse of Drugs (MoD) Act, but a 2018 change to UK regulations provided for the prescription of cannabis for medical purposes.

Original research | 2023
Policy/Regulatory, Stigma, Barriers and enablers, Legal system/law enforcement

Responding to letters about this article: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/27/E934

Letter | 2023
Clinical guidance, Harm reduction, About prescribers, Safer supply, Stimulants

In October 2018, Canada was the first G-20 nation to implement the legalization of nonmedical cannabis use and supply for adults.

Commentary | 2023
Policy/Regulatory, Equity, Legal system/law enforcement, Decriminalization/legalization
Video | 2021
Indigenous, Harm reduction

A study by Pivovarova and Stein found people in treatment for heroin use preferred person-first terms.

Original research | 2023
Stigma, About PWUD

Several novel overdose response technology interventions, also known as mobile overdose response services (MORS), have emerged as adjunct measures to reduce the harms associated with the drug poiso

Original research | 2023
Digital health, Overdose, Outcomes

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