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Engaging law enforcement in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the best ways of engaging law enforcement agencies in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs?  Key take-home messages Injection drug use is a major contributor to the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada (1–4). Laws and policing practices that govern injection drug use influence the risk […]

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Chest compressions and rescue breathing when administering naloxone in opioid overdose

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-+*Download pdf Questions What does the evidence say about the use of chest compressions and/or the use of rescue breathing when responding to an opioid overdose and administering naloxone?  Key take-home messages • Opioid overdoses cause respiratory failure (a reduction or stop in breathing), which can lead to cardiac arrest (1, 2). In the event

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The effect of mental health issues on sexual risk behaviours and antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the effects of mental health issues on antiretroviral medication adherence, sexual risk behaviours and overall health among men who have sex with men? What effective interventions exist to address mental health issues among men who have sex with men?  Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men and other

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What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?

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-+*Sexual minority Asian youth face unique social pressures. They must come to terms with a sexual identity that deviates from the values and norms of both American culture and their ancestral culture
and they have to respond to an Asian culture that strongly values heterosexuality.

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Crystal methamphetamine use, sexual risk behaviours and harm reduction among men who have sex with men

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-+*What is the relationship between crystal methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men? What harm reduction methods have been implemented in this population?

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PTSD among people living with HIV/AIDS

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-+*Download pdf Photo: Unsplash Questions What is the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorders among people living with HIV in Ontario? Are there any guidelines or articulated competencies for providing services to people living with HIV who have posttraumatic stress disorder? Key Take-Home Messages A high proportion of men and women with HIV have experienced psychological

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Motivational interviewing

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-+*Download pdf Photo: marty hadding Question What is the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in changing risk behaviours (e.g. sex, drug use, medication adherence) for people living with HIV? Key Take-Home Messages Interventions that make use of motivational interviewing can be effective in changing risk behaviours for people living with HIV (1-18); the longer the motivational interviewing

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Behavioural emergencies among HIV-positive men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Photo: Spyros Papaspyropoulos Questions What is the scope and nature of behavioural emergencies or crises among HIV-positive adult men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada? Key Take-Home Messages Behavioural emergencies are crises in which a person’s behaviour can become so out of control that he or she becomes a danger to others

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What is the effectiveness of supervised injection services?

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-+*Download pdf Question What is the effectiveness of supervised injection? Key Take-Home Messages The use of supervised injection services can lead to reductions in injecting behaviour and an increase in the number of clients accessing addiction treatment services. Supervised injection services can be cost saving when the analysis takes into account their capacity to reduce

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Common conditions and diseases in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Photo: mattza Question What conditions and diseases do HIV-positive men who have sex with men experience at higher rates than HIV-negative men who have sex with men and the general population? Key Take-Home Messages HIV-positive men who have sex with men who experience many physical health conditions at significantly higher rates than their peers

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