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Robinson K, Laing A, Choi J, Richardson L Impact of alternative income assistance payment schedules on health and social service access in Canada: evidence from an experimental study J Soc Serv Res, 2025. PubMed


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Klaire S, Choi JC, Laing A, Richardson L Impact of alternative income assistance disbursement on substance use disorder treatment adherence among people who use drugs Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 2025. PubMed


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Bowles J, Nyx E, Kalicum J, Kerr T Qualitative findings from North America's first drug compassion club PLoS One, 2024. PubMed


Robinson S, Brohman I, van Draanen J, Kushner R, Fairbairn N, Glegg S Innovations to the ECHO model to enhance reach and network-building among addiction clinicians in Western Canada Addict Sci Clin Pract, 2024. PubMed


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Swaich A, Ignatieff D, Milloy MJ, Choi JC, Kerr T, Hayashi K Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability and retail price of unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada: an interrupted time-series analysis, 2018-2022 Int J Drug Policy, 2024. PubMed


Lavalley J, Steinhauer L, Bundy DB, Kerr T, McNeil R "They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide": The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood Int J Drug Policy, 2024. PubMed


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