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Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background British Columbia (BC) is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. Since 2017, smoking illicit drugs has been the leading mode of drug administration causing overdose death.
Stephanie Parent, Kristi Papamihali, Brittany Graham, Jane A. Buxton   +3 more
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Achieving meaningful participation of people who use drugs and their peer organizations in a strategic research partnership

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Peer-led programs with people who use drugs (PWUD) have been a key characteristic of the harm reduction in many countries, including their involvement in research.
Graham Brown, Sione Crawford, Gari-Emma Perry, Jude Byrne, James Dunne, Daniel Reeders, Angela Corry, Jane Dicka, Hunter Morgan, Sam Jones   +9 more
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Decolonizing drug policy

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
This paper reviews evidence of how drug control has been used to uphold colonial power structures in select countries. It demonstrates the racist and xenophobic impact of drug control policy and proposes a path to move beyond oppressive systems and ...
Colleen Daniels, Aggrey Aluso, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Kojo Koram, Suchitra Rajagopalan, Imani Robinson, Shaun Shelly, Sam Shirley-Beavan, Tripti Tandon   +8 more
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Decolonizing harm reduction [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
AbstractIn this essay, I show that notwithstanding the undeniable colonial origins of punitive drug policies around the world, such policies have figured in nationalist projects and populist platforms in various postcolonial states, and today they are viewed as local responses to the ‘drug problem.’ Instead, it is harm reduction and other efforts to ...
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Remote harm reduction services are key solutions to reduce the impact of COVID-19-like crises on people who use drugs: evidence from two independent structures in France and in the USA

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Harm Reduction (HR) policies for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) have a significant positive impact on their health. Such approaches limit the spread of infections and reduce opioid overdose mortality.
Magally Torres-Leguizamon, Jamie Favaro, Dan Coello, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Thomas Néfau, Catherine Duplessy   +5 more
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Global state of harm reduction 2020. [PDF]

, 2020
he Global State of Harm Reduction is the only report that provides an independent analysis of harm reduction in the world. Now in its the seventh edition, the Global State of Harm Reduction 2020 is the most comprehensive global mapping of harm reduction ...

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Not all screens are created equal: examination of surface features and other physical properties of commonly used screen materials for smoking drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Brass screens are considered an essential part of the safer drug smoking/inhalation supplies and are widely distributed by harm reduction programs in Canada.
Bradley J. Diak, Miroslav Miskovic, Nadia Zurba, Denise Beaumont   +3 more
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Critical appraisal of the European Union Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) Preliminary Opinion on electronic cigarettes

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background In preparation for the 2021 revision of the European Union Tobacco Products Directive, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has posted its Preliminary Opinion on Electronic Cigarettes.
Renée O’Leary, Riccardo Polosa, Giovanni Li Volti, the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR)   +3 more
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“They don’t go by the law around here”: law enforcement interactions after the legalization of syringe services programs in North Carolina

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background In 2016, the US state of North Carolina (NC) legalized syringe services programs (SSPs), providing limited immunity from misdemeanor syringe possession when law enforcement is presented documentation that syringes were obtained from an SSP ...
Brandon Morrissey, Tamera Hughes, Bayla Ostrach, Loftin Wilson, Reid Getty, Tonya L. Combs, Jesse Bennett, Jennifer J. Carroll   +7 more
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Harm reduction in hospitals [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2017
Despite the high rates of hospitalization among people who use drugs (PWUD), harm reduction interventions have not been widely adopted in inpatient settings. We list several harm reduction practices that we believe should be considered in hospitals. Interventions to decrease stigma, including guidance regarding language and partnering with people with ...
Sharma, Malika, Lamba, Wiplove, Cauderella, Alexander, Guimond, Timothy H, Bayoumi, Ahmed M   +4 more
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