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Validity of self-reported substance use: research setting versus primary health care setting
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021 Background Self-reported substance use is more likely to be influenced by underreporting bias compared to the biological markers. Underreporting bias or validity of self-reported substance use depends on the study population and cannot be generalized to ...
P. Khalili +9 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to supervised consumption programs
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023 Background Supervised consumption sites (SCS) and overdose prevention sites (OPS) have been increasingly implemented in response to the ongoing overdose epidemic in Canada. Although there has been a dramatic increase in overdose deaths since the start of
Emili Gubskaya +5 more
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Substance Use in Pregnancy: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2021 This review examines the impact of stigma on pregnant people who use substances. Stigma towards people who use drugs is pervasive and negatively impacts the care of substance-using people by characterizing addiction as a weakness and fostering beliefs ...
Andrea N. Weber +4 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 Background The United States and Canada are amidst an opioid overdose crisis, with the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) among the hardest hit. In response, drug checking services (DCS) have been introduced in this setting as a novel pilot harm ...
Viseth Long +9 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Background In light of the ongoing opioid overdose crisis, there is an urgent need for research on the impacts of mental health among people presenting with concurrent pain and substance use.
Pauline Voon +5 more
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The impact of PSTD on service access among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021 Background Settings throughout the United States and Canada are contending with high rates of drug-related overdose. This in turn has prompted efforts to more effectively engage people who use drugs (PWUD) in treatment and care.
Annemarie Goytan +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Over the past decade, rates of drug poisoning deaths have increased dramatically in Canada. Current evidence suggests that the non-medical use of synthetic opioids, stimulants and patterns of polysubstance use are major factors contributing to
Sarah Konefal +5 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022 Background Novel public health interventions are needed to address the toxic drug supply and meet the needs of people who use drugs amidst the overdose crisis.
Annie Foreman-Mackey +5 more
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Factors associated with willingness to wear an electronic overdose detection device
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019 Background North America is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. Although take-home naloxone and other measures have been an effective strategy to reduce overdoses, many events are unwitnessed and mortality remains high amongst those using drugs ...
Keith Ahamad +6 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background While e-cigarettes have been identified as an effective means of tobacco harm reduction, the degree to which these devices will realise their harm reduction potential will be determined in large part by how available these products are to ...
Neil McKeganey +3 more
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