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This literature review aims to: (1) identify strategies used for the meaningful engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) in local, provincial, and national substance use-related harms (SRH) d

We examined temporal changes in population-adjusted incidence rates of ED visits and paramedic transports due to opioid-related conditions.

This paper examines the acquisition and dissemination of harm reduction information among people who inject drugs, as well as preferred sources of information.

This paper presents a case study of a group of women about whom we know little about and hear even less from: women who inject drugs in relatively affluent suburbs.

The Emerging Drugs Network of Australia – Victoria (EDNAV) project is a newly established toxicosurveillance network that collates clinical and toxicological data from patients presenting to emerge

We assess whether a brief online buprenorphine training program (Buprenorphine Understanding in the Pharmacy Environment) improves community pharmacists' outcomes, including willingness to dispense

What trends in crime and disorder were associated with the opening of 2 overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in New York City (NYC) in November 2021?

As the crisis of houselessness continues to impact major urban areas, a wave of punitive policies has been enacted to remove visible unhoused people from public spaces.

This study aimed to co-produce and assess the acceptability and feasibility of a behavioural intervention to prevent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI).

The concept of recovery capital refers to the sum of resources that a person has available to initiate and continue a recovery process.

This study aimed to understand the perspectives of PWUD and community naloxone distributors on overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) program design.

This qualitative study explored the role of peer support in providing substance use services to youth (ages 12–24) in British Columbia and how best to support them in their role.

The purpose of this guidance is to provide policy recommendations for territorial, provincial and federal takehome naloxone (THN) programs, using evidence from scientific and grey literature and co

Wearable technologies have potential for remote overdose detection or response but their acceptability among people who use opioids (PWUO) is not well understood.

With opioid use and overdose rates continuing to plague minority communities in the U.S., we explored whether a geographic community's racial composition and social class affect how opioid use in t

This study aimed to characterize people who inject drugs' (PWID) injection practices, the perceived risk and benefits of those practices, and the immediate injection drug use risk environment among

This study provides an overview of the planning and implementation of Safer Supply programs in Ottawa, Canada.