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Risks of contaminated Vancouver drug supply heightened during pandemic: Study
May 11, 2022
Read moreOriginally published by Simon Fraser University More than a third of people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada reported a decline in the quality of
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Lower vaccination rates among people who use drugs could lead to serious outcomes from COVID-19
April 6, 2022
Read moreAs many jurisdictions in Canada begin to ease public health measures intended to limit serious cases and fatalities caused by COVID-19, new research from the
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Fear of child separation, violence increases overdose risk despite scaling up of harm reduction services: study
March 30, 2022
Read moreCanada’s child welfare system, in combination with policies that criminalize people who use drugs, are increasing risk of overdose and other harms for mothers, according
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New research shows access to a safer supply in BC helped reduce overdose risk
March 9, 2022
Read moreThe increasingly toxic and unpredictable drug supply during COVID-19 led many people to seek prescription alternatives, referred to as prescribed safe supply, in order to
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Overdose prevention sites provide wide range of health benefits: new research
December 2, 2021
Read moreThe scaling-up of overdose prevention sites (OPS) in Vancouver beginning in December 2016 was associated with a range of health benefits, including an increase in
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Macmadu A, Reddon H, Marshall BDL, Fairbairn N, Nolan S, Socías ME, Milloy MJ Crack cocaine use frequency is associated with HIV disease severity independent of antiretroviral therapy exposure: a prospective cohort study AIDS Behav PubMed
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Pilarinos A, Bromberg DJ, Karamouzian M Centering young people's perspectives, needs, and preferences in research regarding barriers to medications for opioid use disorder-Reply JAMA Pediatr PubMed
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Pilarinos A, Fast D, Nosova E, Kwa Y, Joe R, Buxton J, DeBeck K Initiation of opioid agonist treatment and subsequent substance use and other patterns among adolescents and young adults in Vancouver, Canada Drug Alcohol Depend PubMed
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Coulaud Pj, Ablona A, Bolduc N, Fast D, Bertrand K, Ward JK, Greyson D, Jauffret-Roustide M, Knight R COVID-19 vaccine intention among young adults: comparative results from a cross-sectional study in Canada and France Vaccine PubMed
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Ti L, Mihic T, James H, Shalansky S, Legal M, Nolan S Implementation of an opioid stewardship program to promote safer opioid prescribing Can J Hosp Pharm PubMed
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