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Possible benefits of providing safe supply of substances to people who use drugs during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are possible benefits of providing a safe supply of substances to people who use drugs during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic?  Key take-home messages Safe supply is an approach that focuses on saving lives by prescribing pharmaceutical grade substances such as opioids and stimulants to individuals at risk […]

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The use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as a health promotion tool

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-+*Download pdf Question What evidence exists for the use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as health promotion tools (including HIV and STIs)?  Key take-home messages Comics — including graphic novels, comic books, and fotonovelas — are one way to learn and teach about illness (1) as the reader can relate words and images to personal experience

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The risk of HIV among women after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and considerations for their use of PrEP

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the current evidence among women in high-income countries regarding HIV risk after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI)? What does the evidence state regarding the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV among women who have acquired an STI?  Key take-home messages A recent study in the U.S. found

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HIV self-testing in high-income settings: Acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to linkage to care, interventions to increase HIV self-testing

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the current evidence in high-income settings on HIV self-testing related to acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to the linkage to care after a positive test, and interventions to increase HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages HIV self-testing has the potential to increase rates of HIV testing and is acceptable

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Burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the sources and consequences of burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders? What interventions have been implemented to manage the impact of burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders?  Key take-home messages Main burnout components experienced among service providers addressing substance use disorders include emotional exhaustion (feeling drained

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HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use in Ontario, 2015-2018 Report

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-+*The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is pleased to announce the release of a new report titled “HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Ontario”. View (or Download) Report HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective HIV-risk reduction strategy, but little is known about PrEP uptake in Ontario. This report uses dispensations from pharmacies from July 2015

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