Don't Be An A**hole: Best Practices for Health and Social Service Providers Working with People Who Use Drugs

Report
by
Blood Ties Four Directions Centre Society

Release Date

2018

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Objective

Outlines key themes found among people who use drugs about their experiences with various health and social service agencies and providers in Whitehorse

Findings/Key points

Themes include warmth, trust, power and accessibility, but more generally: "Don't Be An A**hole" was the #1 piece of advice: evaluate your privilege and unconscious biases.

Design/methods

Interviews (n=19)

Keywords

Clinical guidance
Wrap-around services
Equity
About prescribers
About PWUD
Social services
Barriers and enablers
Indigenous
Small/medium cities
Stigma