Opioid agonist treatment take-home doses ('carries'): Are current guidelines resulting in low treatment coverage among high-risk populations in Canada and the USA?
Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is the primary intervention for opioid use disorder (OUD) in
Canada and the USA. Yet, a number of barriers contribute to sub-optimal treatment uptake …
Canada and the USA. Yet, a number of barriers contribute to sub-optimal treatment uptake …
Using alone at home: What's missing in housing-based responses to the overdose crisis?
T Fleming, J Boyd, KL Chayama, KR Knight… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background Against the backdrop of North America's overdose crisis, most overdose deaths
are occurring in housing environments, largely due to individuals using drugs alone …
are occurring in housing environments, largely due to individuals using drugs alone …
[HTML][HTML] The increase in benzodiazepine-laced drugs and related risks in Canada: the urgent need for effective and sustainable solutions
The overdose crisis in Canada has continuously evolved and is increasingly challenging to
contain, while efforts from governments and policymakers to address it have often fallen …
contain, while efforts from governments and policymakers to address it have often fallen …
Evaluation of an emergency safe supply drugs and managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters for people experiencing homelessness
Background During a COVID-19 outbreak in the congregate shelter system in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and …
Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and …
Characterizing safer supply prescribing of immediate release hydromorphone for individuals with opioid use disorder across Ontario, Canada
Background In response to the ongoing overdose crisis, some clinicians in Canada have
started prescribing immediate release hydromorphone (IRH) as an alternative to the toxic …
started prescribing immediate release hydromorphone (IRH) as an alternative to the toxic …
Clinical outcomes and health care costs among people entering a safer opioid supply program in Ontario
Background: London InterCommunity Health Centre (LIHC) launched a safer opioid supply
(SOS) program in 2016, where clients are prescribed pharmaceutical opioids and provided …
(SOS) program in 2016, where clients are prescribed pharmaceutical opioids and provided …
A qualitative study on overdose response in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: how to spot someone so they never have to use alone
Background Spotting is an informal practice among people who use drugs (PWUD) where
they witness other people using drugs and respond if an overdose occurs. During COVID-19 …
they witness other people using drugs and respond if an overdose occurs. During COVID-19 …
'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada
Introduction The ongoing opioid overdose crisis, which has killed over 30,000 people in
Canada since 2016, is driven by the volatility of an unregulated opioid drug supply …
Canada since 2016, is driven by the volatility of an unregulated opioid drug supply …
Trends in varying modes of drug use in opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario from 2017 to 2021
M MacDonald, C Cheng, T Wang, D McCormack… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Preliminary data indicate a shift toward inhalation instead of injection in opioid
toxicity deaths. Understanding changing modes of drug use is essential to addressing the …
toxicity deaths. Understanding changing modes of drug use is essential to addressing the …
Client experiences using a new supervised consumption service in Sudbury, Ontario: A qualitative study
Overdoses are increasing in the province of Ontario, Canada, where northern communities
such as Sudbury have witnessed disproportionately elevated rates, with opioid-related …
such as Sudbury have witnessed disproportionately elevated rates, with opioid-related …