[HTML][HTML] Virtual overdose monitoring services: a novel adjunctive harm reduction approach for addressing the overdose crisis
G Matskiv, T Marshall, O Krieg, D Viste, SM Ghosh - CMAJ, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
The 92 articles included in this review showed a potential benefit of using modern
technologies in addictions and substance use management. However, the review …
technologies in addictions and substance use management. However, the review …
Frame shift: focusing on harm reduction and shared decision making for people who use drugs hospitalized with infections
K Thakarar, A Appa… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
1Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 2Center for
Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research …
Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research …
[HTML][HTML] “You don't have to squirrel away in a staircase”: Patient motivations for attending a novel supervised drug consumption service in acute care
Background Acute care hospitals have been described as a high risk environment for
people who use drugs (PWUD). Formal and informal bans on drug use can lead patients to …
people who use drugs (PWUD). Formal and informal bans on drug use can lead patients to …
Harm reduction in the hospital: an overdose prevention site (OPS) at a Canadian hospital
S Nolan, S Kelian, T Kerr, S Young, I Malmgren… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Substance use management in hospitals can be challenging. In response, a
Canadian hospital opened an overdose prevention site (OPS) where community members …
Canadian hospital opened an overdose prevention site (OPS) where community members …
Hospital policy as a harm reduction intervention for people who use drugs
Hospitals are a critical touchpoint for people who use drugs (PWUD). However, hospital
policies, both formal and informal, can have a detrimental impact on PWUD in acute care …
policies, both formal and informal, can have a detrimental impact on PWUD in acute care …
[HTML][HTML] Implementation of a nurse-led overdose prevention site in a hospital setting: lessons learned from St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
E Dogherty, C Patterson, M Gagnon, S Harrison… - Harm Reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Objectives In May 2018, St. Paul's Hospital (SPH) in Vancouver (Canada) opened
an outdoor peer-led overdose prevention site (OPS) operated in partnership with Vancouver …
an outdoor peer-led overdose prevention site (OPS) operated in partnership with Vancouver …
[HTML][HTML] “With a PICC line, you never miss”: the role of peripherally inserted central catheters in hospital care for people living with HIV/HCV who use drugs
Background People who use drugs (PWUD), and especially those who inject drugs, are at
increased risk of acquiring bloodborne infections (eg, HIV and HCV), experiencing drug …
increased risk of acquiring bloodborne infections (eg, HIV and HCV), experiencing drug …
[HTML][HTML] Opioid-related deaths during hospital admissions or shortly after discharge in the United Kingdom: A thematic framework analysis of coroner reports
Background People who use heroin and other illicit opioids are at high risk of fatal overdose
in the days after hospital discharge, but the reasons for this risk have not been studied …
in the days after hospital discharge, but the reasons for this risk have not been studied …
Social and structural determinants of injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Background and aims Injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections are
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …
Integrating harm reduction and clinical care: Lessons from Covid-19 respite and recuperation facilities
In response to the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, many people experiencing
homelessness and substance use disorders entered respite and recuperation facilities for …
homelessness and substance use disorders entered respite and recuperation facilities for …
