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This study aimed to document short-term changes in behaviours and health-related indicators among PWUD in Montreal, Canada following declaration of a provincial health emergency in Quebec.

Original research | 2022
About PWUD, Illegal drugs, Housing, Wrap-around services, SCS/OPS

Naloxone is a key prevention strategy yet estimates of its administration are limited.

Original research | 2022
Overdose, Mortality, About PWUD, Outcomes, Harm reduction

We assessed the impact of COVID-19, which includes the declaration of a state of emergency and subsequent release of pandemic-specific OAT guidance on the prevalence of OAT discontinuation.

Original research | 2022
Transitions in care/treatment, Mortality, Substitution/OAT, About PWUD, Outcomes

We aim to determine whether non-fatal overdose followed the same pattern as fatal overdose, comparing the first 4 weeks of treatment and treatment cessation

Original research | 2022
About PWUD, Overdose, Mortality, Transitions in care/treatment, Outcomes

The aim of this study is to identify youth-centered opportunities for improving opioid treatment services.

Original research | 2022
Youth, Barriers and enablers, About PWUD
Commentary | 2018
Overdose, Policy/Regulatory, Decriminalization/legalization, Indigenous, Equity

In this study, we characterize barriers to pharmacy-based naloxone uptake among potential opioid overdose “bystanders” (friends or family of people who use opioids) that may be amenable to interven

Original research | 2022
Harm reduction, Overdose, Barriers and enablers, About pharmacists, Stigma

We used segmented regression analyses to evaluate the joint effects of the provincial COVID-19 emergency declaration, federal OAT exemptions, and interim treatment guidance—all implemented between

Original research | 2022
Transitions in care/treatment, Policy/Regulatory, Evidence base, Outcomes, Overdose, Mortality, About PWUD, Carries/take-home doses

Few studies document the empirical nuances of these contextually dependant police-PWUD relationships, and how PWUD’ experiences and perceptions of policing near harm reduction services shape SCS ac

Original research | 2022
About PWUD, Barriers and enablers, Legal system/law enforcement, SCS/OPS

Given the recent increase in child maltreatment reports related to parental substance use, research should explore the correlation between buprenorphine treatment and child maltreatment–related out

Original research | 2022
Social services, Outcomes, Substitution/OAT, Parents/caregivers

Moldova is one of the few countries in this region that offers methadone within prisons, but uptake and post-release retention remains suboptimal.

Original research | 2022
Legal system/law enforcement, Substitution/OAT, Transitions in care/treatment

This study sought to examine OAT retention and discontinuation among adolescents and young adults.

Original research | 2022
Wrap-around services, About PWUD, Youth, Substitution/OAT, Illegal drugs, Transitions in care/treatment

This study estimates the effects of county-level social isolation, concentrated disadvantage, and income inequality on older adults' risk of OUD using longitudinal data analysis.

Original research | 2022
Equity, About PWUD, Rural/remote

The aim of this paper is two-fold; firstly, to increase understanding of buyer’s clubs by mapping their infrastructure, and secondly, to discuss their role in the access to medicines debate.

Original research | 2021
Equity, Advocacy, About PWUD
Report | 2022
Decriminalization/legalization, Policy/Regulatory, Advocacy

To examine whether young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is influenced by general substance use risk or whether it is a different phenomenon from other drug

Original research | 2022
About PWUD, Illegal drugs, Youth
Case study | 2022
Clinical guidance, Hospitals, About prescribers, Barriers and enablers, Outcomes

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