Resources

The objective of this review was to synthesize current knowledge of the reasons for combining substances in a single defined episode of drug use.

We sought to identify and synthesize literature on the following domains: (a) the influence of drug checking services on the behaviour of people who use drugs; (b) monitoring of drug markets by dru

We aimed to assess the validity of self-reported drug use compared to urine testing among treatment-seeking patients with opioid use disorder.

Current evidence suggests that the non-medical use of synthetic opioids, stimulants and patterns of polysubstance use are major factors contributing to the increase in drug poisoning deaths in Cana

This review: (1) summarizes results from RCTs concerning the comparative effectiveness of HAT for reducing criminal activity and (2) examines the role of different mechanisms for explaining changes

Our objective was to estimate the extent to which a hypothetical intervention that increased buprenorphine dose in response to opioid use would affect risk of relapse over 24 weeks of follow-up.

In this Commentary, we discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of social accountability strategies in promoting the availability of a full range of sexual and reproductive health service

We describe the implementation of a hospital intervention that provides harm reduction education and equipment (e.g., syringes, pipes, and fentanyl test strips) to patients via an addiction consult

Etizolam continues to challenge popular portable drug checking technologies as it is often present in low concentrations as a result of its high potency.

This article explores reported practices of, and motivations for, diversion of methadone and buprenorphine, in a group of imprisoned individuals in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT).

There is a need to understand how and why patients use diverted buprenorphine, and whether barriers to access contribute to illicit use.

This study tests the hypothesis that people who have used non-prescribed buprenorphine more frequently in the past six months were less likely to experience a drug overdose during that same time pe

The “Six Moments of Infection Prevention in Injection Drug Use” provider educational tool was developed using a global, rather than pathogen-specific, infection prevention framework, highlighting t

To measure and evaluate clinical response to nasal naloxone in opioid overdoses in the pre-hospital environment.

This study reports on the creation and implementation of Life Unites Us, a digital media campaign which uses a collective impact framework to address OUD stigma reduction across Pennsylvania.

Looked at Recovery and Opioid subReddits for observations on how people are using cannabis in relation to opioids.