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SRO evictions increasing overdose risk and homelessness in Vancouver
March 26, 2019
Read moreVancouver – Coast Salish Territory – Housing policies in Vancouver single room occupancy (SRO) hotels are failing to protect people who use drugs, driving the
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Moms endorse call for Heroin Compassion Clubs
February 22, 2019
Read moreA national organization representing families who’ve lost a loved one to substance use is endorsing a proposal calling for regulated and controlled heroin sales to
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Expert report recommends legally regulated heroin sales in BC
February 21, 2019
Read more“Heroin Compassion Clubs” could fight fentanyl-related overdoses and disrupt organized crime’s key role in money laundering & housing unaffordability, according to recommendations of the BC
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Focus on evidence-based efforts needed to save lives
February 7, 2019
Read moreVICTORIA – The number of British Columbians dying from illicit drug overdoses plateaued in 2018, despite significant efforts from groups around the province to prevent
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First in Canada pilot project at St. Paul’s Hospital ED to provide take-away treatment to opioid overdose patients
February 6, 2019
Read moreA leading-edge pilot project in the St. Paul’s Hospital Emergency Department (ED), in collaboration with the VCH Regional Addiction Program, will provide opioid overdose patients
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Knight RE, Chabot C, Carson A, Thomson K, Haag D, Gilbert M, Shoveller J Qualitative analysis of the experiences of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use GetCheckedOnline.com: a comprehensive internet-based diagnostic service for HIV and other STIs Sex Transm Infect PubMed
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DeBeck K, Kendall P, Fast D, Pilarinos A The authors respond to comments on the use of secure care in youth CMAJ PubMed
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Prangnell A, Nosova E, Milloy MJ, Wood E, Hayashi K The relationship between parental heavy drinking and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada Addict Behav PubMed
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McEachern J, Adye-White L, Priest KC, Moss E, Gorfinkel L, Wood E, Cullen W, Klimas J Lacking evidence for the association between frequent urine drug screening and health outcomes of persons on opioid agonist therapy Int J Drug Policy PubMed
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Bardwell G, Fleming T, Collins A, Boyd J, McNeil R Addressing intersecting housing and overdose crises in Vancouver, Canada: opportunities and challenges from a tenant-led overdose response intervention in single room occupancy hotels J Urban Health PubMed
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