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

-Mental health or substance use, -Organization of care, -People who use drugs, Rapid Responses /

-+*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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Rapid Response Service

Chest compressions and rescue breathing when administering naloxone in opioid overdose

-Mental health or substance use, -Organization of care, -People who use drugs, Rapid Responses /

-+*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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HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs

-Coinfections and comorbidities, -HIV testing, -Indigenous peoples, -Organization of care, -People who use drugs, -Women at risk, Rapid Responses /

-+*>Download pdf Questions What programs and services have been shown to be effective in increasing HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs?  Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs (1-3). For women who use

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Rapid Response Service

Delivering HIV/STI test results over the phone and through text messaging

-Coinfections and comorbidities, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses /

-+*Download pdf Questions What does the literature say about giving HIV and STI results over the phone or through text messaging?  Key take-home messages The ability to promptly notify people who test positive for HIV or other STIs may slow the spread of new infections (1). Telephones and mobile technologies could be cost-effective ways to

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