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The potential impacts of community drug checking within the overdose crisis: qualitative study exploring the perspective of prospective service users

Critically question the impacts of drug checking as a harm reduction response
Original research | 2021
Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Advocacy, About PWUD, Illegal drugs, Drug checking

There is no causality in the "gateway hypothesis": Another test gone amiss

This letter responds to the article by Reed et al. [1].
Letter | 2021
Evidence base

A Descriptive analysis of urine drug screen results in patients with opioid use disorder managed in a primary care setting

Very little is known about the value of UDS, the optimum screening frequency in general, or its specific use for buprenorphine treatment in primary care.
Original research | 2021
Clinical guidance, About prescribers, Outcomes, Substitution/OAT, Diversion

Acceptability, Feasibility, and Pilot Results of the Tele-Harm Reduction Intervention for Rapid Initiation of Antiretrovirals among People Who Inject Drugs

Tele-Harm Reduction (THR) is a telehealth-enhanced, harm reduction intervention, delivered within a trusted SSP venue.
Original research | 2021
About PWUD, Illegal drugs, Digital health

Assessing open science and citizen science in addictions and substance use research: A scoping review

This paper explores both current barriers and potential facilitators for the implementation of Open Science and Citizen Science in substance use and addictions research.
Scoping review | 2022
Equity, About PWUD, Peer/PWLLE program involvement

Beyond harm-producing versus harm-reducing: A qualitative meta-synthesis of people who use drugs' perspectives of and experiences with the extramedical use and diversion of buprenorphine

This review synthesizes the literature on the perspectives and experiences of people who use drugs to better understand motivations and behaviors related to the extramedical use and diversion of bupre
Lit review | 2021
About prescribers, About PWUD, Substitution/OAT, Stigma, Diversion

Comparisons of Injection and Non-Injection Opioid Use among Black People in Methadone Treatment: A Pilot Study in Detroit

Rates of injection drug use (IDU) of opioids have been consistently lower among Black people relative to Non-Hispanic White people despite rising IDU estimates.
Original research | 2021
Equity, About PWUD, Legal system/law enforcement, Illegal drugs, Substitution/OAT, Mental health

Cool Aid Community Health Centre Report on Risk Mitigation Guidance Prescriptions: Providing “Safer Supply” in CAMICO Sheltering Sites, Outreach and Primary Care Practice

The primary aims of this report were to: 1. Describe the RMG program at the CACHC; 2. Describe the characteristics of clients participating in RMG through the CACHC; 3.
Report | 2020
Overdose, Evidence base, Harm reduction, Policy/Regulatory, Wrap-around services, Safer supply, Advocacy, About prescribers, Outcomes, Housing, Youth, Chronic pain

Drug Decriminalisation in Portugal: Setting the Record Straight

Update on the effects of Portugal's drug decriminalization policy
Report | 2021
Mortality, Policy/Regulatory, Decriminalization/legalization, Outcomes, Crime

Education and equipment for people who smoke crack cocaine in Canada: progress and limits

Public health programming designed for this population is limited, particularly in comparison with programming for people who inject drugs.
Original research | 2017
Harm reduction, Illegal drugs, Stimulants

Exposure to Childhood Trauma Increases Risk of Opioid Use Disorder Among People Prescribed Opioids For Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Little is known about childhood trauma exposure and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP).
Original research | 2021
Harm reduction, About PWUD, Chronic pain, Mental health

Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for Relief of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Patients With Cancer-Related Chronic Pain

This study evaluated fentanyl buccal tablets for breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant patients with chronic cancer pain.
Original research | 2007
About prescribers, Chronic pain

Heroin on trial: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials of diamorphine-prescribing as treatment for refractory heroin addiction

To synthesise published findings for treatment with supervised injectable heroin for refractory heroin-dependence through systematic review and meta-analysis, and to examine the political and scientif
Lit review | 2015
Evidence base, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, About prescribers, Outcomes, Illegal drugs

Ketamine for the treatment of acute pain

Guidelines | 2021
Clinical guidance, About prescribers, Chronic pain

Mortality risk during and after opioid substitution treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

To compare the risk for all cause and overdose mortality in people with opioid dependence during and after substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine and to characterise trends in risk of
Lit review | 2017
Mortality, Harm reduction, About prescribers, Outcomes, Illegal drugs, Substitution/OAT

New Heroin-Assisted Treatment: Recent evidence and current practices of supervised injectable heroin treatment in Europe and beyond

Book | 2012
Evidence base, Safer supply, About prescribers

Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Provide clinical guidance to ensure the uninterrupted access to OAT medications for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guidelines | 2020
Clinical guidance, Harm reduction, About pharmacists, About prescribers

Stimulus Connect 5: My Safe Supply

Archived webinar | 2020
Safer supply, About PWUD

Supervised injectable heroin or injectable methadone versus optimised oral methadone as treatment for chronic heroin addicts in England after persistent failure in orthodox treatment (RIOTT): a randomised trial

We aimed to compare the effectiveness of supervised injectable treatment with medicinal heroin (diamorphine or diacetylmorphine) or supervised injectable methadone versus optimised oral methadone for
Original research | 2010
Evidence base, Policy/Regulatory, Safer supply, Advocacy, About prescribers, Outcomes, Illegal drugs, Substitution/OAT

The cocaine-e-cigarette – A theoretical concept of a harm reduction device for current users of smokable cocaine forms

This manuscript describes basic functionality and general specifications of a cocaine-e-cigarette as a medical device treating people with respective cocaine use disorder when cessation and substituti
Original research | 2021
Harm reduction, Safer supply, Illegal drugs, Stimulants, Stigma

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