Supervised injection facilities as harm reduction: a systematic review

TW Levengood, GH Yoon, MJ Davoust… - American journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Context Supervised injection facilities are harm reduction interventions that allow people
who inject drugs to use previously obtained substances under the supervision of health …

Policy advocacy and nursing organizations: A sco** review

P Chiu, GG Cummings, S Thorne… - Policy, Politics, & …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Policy advocacy is a fundamental component of nursing's social mandate. While it has
become a core function of nursing organizations across the globe, the discourse around …

“Criminalization causes the stigma”: perspectives from people who use drugs

BD Scher, SD Neufeld, A Butler… - Contemporary Drug …, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction In light of North America's persisting drug toxicity crisis, alternative drug policy
approaches such as decriminalization, legalization, regulation, and safer supply have …

Evaluation of China's new energy vehicle policy texts with quantitative and qualitative analysis

X Wang, L Huang, T Daim, X Li, Z Li - Technology in Society, 2021‏ - Elsevier
As one of the strategic emerging industries, the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry receives
strong support from the Chinese government. The Chinese government has formulated a …

[HTML][HTML] The implementation of overdose prevention sites as a novel and nimble response during an illegal drug overdose public health emergency

B Wallace, F Pagan, BB Pauly - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background Drug-related overdoses were declared a public health emergency in British
Columbia, Canada in April, 2016 facilitating the scale-up of responses including rapid …

Implementing harm reduction in non-urban communities affected by opioids and polysubstance use: a qualitative study exploring challenges and mitigating strategies

E Childs, KB Biello, PK Valente, P Salhaney… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background Harm reduction services, which typically provide overdose education and
prevention with distribution of naloxone and other supplies related to safer drug use, help …

Infectious diseases in Indigenous populations in North America: learning from the past to create a more equitable future

NR Lee, A King, D Vigil, D Mullaney… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, although a profound reminder of endured injustices by and the
disparate impact of infectious diseases on Indigenous populations, has also served as an …

Public support for harm reduction: A population survey of Canadian adults

TC Wild, J Koziel, J Anderson-Baron, M Asbridge… - PloS one, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
We described public views toward harm reduction among Canadian adults and tested a
social exposure model predicting support for these contentious services, drawing on …

[HTML][HTML] “It's an emotional roller coaster… But sometimes it's fucking awesome”: meaning and motivation of work for peers in overdose response environments in …

BB Pauly, Z Mamdani, L Mesley, S McKenzie… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background The province of British Columbia (BC), Canada is amid dual public
health emergencies in which the overdose epidemic declared in 2016 has been …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who use drugs in three Canadian cities: a cross-sectional analysis

S Mitra, Z Bouck, S Larney, C Zolopa, S Høj… - Harm reduction …, 2024‏ - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on the health and
wellbeing of people who use drugs (PWUD) in Canada. However less is known about …