[HTML][HTML] The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose
J Kalicum, E Nyx, MC Kennedy, T Kerr - International Journal of Drug …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives In 2022, the Drug User Liberation Front opened an unsanctioned
compassion club in Vancouver where members could purchase illicit drugs that had been …
compassion club in Vancouver where members could purchase illicit drugs that had been …
British Columbia's safer opioid supply policy and opioid outcomes
Importance In March 2020, British Columbia, Canada, became the first jurisdiction globally
to launch a large-scale provincewide safer supply policy. The policy allowed individuals with …
to launch a large-scale provincewide safer supply policy. The policy allowed individuals with …
Substance use care innovations during COVID-19: barriers and facilitators to the provision of safer supply at a toronto COVID-19 isolation and recovery site
Background Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an urgent need to establish
isolation spaces for people experiencing homelessness who were exposed to or had COVID …
isolation spaces for people experiencing homelessness who were exposed to or had COVID …
[HTML][HTML] A qualitative evaluation of a fentanyl patch safer supply program in Vancouver, Canada
Background The ongoing overdose crisis in Canada has prompted efforts to increase
access to a “safer supply” of prescribed alternatives to the unregulated drug supply. While …
access to a “safer supply” of prescribed alternatives to the unregulated drug supply. While …
Perspectives on Diversion of Medications From Safer Opioid Supply Programs
Importance Safer supply programs were implemented in Canada to provide pharmaceutical-
grade alternatives to the toxic unregulated drug supply. While research shows clinical …
grade alternatives to the toxic unregulated drug supply. While research shows clinical …
[HTML][HTML] “Basically every safety protocol we have in place to protect against overdose, parents can't access”: Mothers who use unregulated drugs' experiences of dual …
J Boyd - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Background A growing body of research details the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic-related
public health directives and service disruptions on people who use unregulated drugs …
public health directives and service disruptions on people who use unregulated drugs …
Qualitative findings from North America's first drug compassion club
J Bowles, E Nyx, J Kalicum, T Kerr - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
In Canada, the ongoing fatal overdose crisis remains driven by the unpredictable potency
and content of the illicit drug supply. From August 2022 until October 2023, the Drug User …
and content of the illicit drug supply. From August 2022 until October 2023, the Drug User …
Volatile drug use and overdose during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
KE Schneider, EM Martin, ST Allen, M Morris… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Overdose deaths in the United States rose substantially during the COVID-19
pandemic. Disruptions to the drug supply and service provision introduced significant …
pandemic. Disruptions to the drug supply and service provision introduced significant …
[HTML][HTML] Repurposing prescribed hydromorphone: Alternative uses of safer supply and tablet-injectable opioid agonist treatment to meet unaddressed health needs
Background In response to the ongoing overdose crisis in Canada, a number of opioid
agonist treatment and safer supply programs provide people at high overdose risk with daily …
agonist treatment and safer supply programs provide people at high overdose risk with daily …
“If it wasn't for them, I don't think I would be here”: experiences of the first year of a safer supply program during the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and …
Background In response to the devastating drug toxicity crisis in Canada driven by an
unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply …
unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply …