Substance use and harm reduction
ASO411 – Locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV related service in your area
HIV hotlines
Want to talk with someone? Provinces and territories have set up toll-free phone lines you can call to get answers to your questions about HIV.
- Alberta:
- 1-800-772-2437
- British Columbia:
- 1-800-661-4337
- Eastern Arctic:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Manitoba:
- 1-800-782-2437
- Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 1-800-563-1575
- New Brunswick:
- 1-800-561-4009
- Northwest Territories:
- 1-800-661-0844
- Nunavut:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Nova Scotia:
- 1-800-566-2437
- Ontario:
- 1-800-668-2437
- Prince Edward Island:
- 1-800-314-2437
- Quebec:
- Contact your local CLSC or call Info-Santé 811
- Saskatchewan:
- 1-800-667-6876
- Yukon:
- 1-800-661-0408 x8323
Information for reducing the risks for HIV and hepatitis C transmission in people who use substances
- Harm reduction as a tool to healthy living from Managing your health
- Harm reduction from CATIE’s Hepatitis C Website – a set of practical strategies that reduce the negative consequences of drug use
- Staying safe from CATIE’s Hepatitis C Website – steps to take to keep you and others safe from the spread of Hep C and other infections
- Harm Reduction and Currently Illegal Drugs: Implications for Nursing Policy, Practice, Education and Research – Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
Drug information
Information on the different types of drugs
- Staying safe from CATIE’s Hepatitis C Website – steps to take to keep you and others safe from the spread of Hep C and other infections
- Uptown, Downtown: the Drug Handbook
- Reducing the risk of getting HIV from injection drug use from TheBody.com
- More on street drugs and other substances
Understanding substance use behaviours
Information for understanding substance use behaviours
- Injection Drug Use and HIV in Canada – a snapshot of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among injection drug users in Canada
- Understanding Addiction: A primer on drugs, drug use and drug dependence
- More on behavioural change interventions
Safer substance use and harm reduction programs
Information for developing and implementing harm reduction programs and policies
- HIV prevention for people who inject drugs: Time for a global change from Prevention in Focus
- Connecting in the community: Outreach programs for people who use drugs from Prevention in Focus
- Learning from each other: Enhancing Community-Based Harm Reduction Programs and Practices in Canada – Executive Summary from the Canadian Harm Reduction Network and the Canadian AIDS Society
- Injection Drug Use and HIV/AIDS from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- Distributing safer crack use kits in Canada: Questions and Answers from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- More on safer substance use and harm reduction
Web sites
- Canadian Harm Reduction Network – a virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations dedicated to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies
- Injecting drugs, drug users, HIV and AIDS from Avert
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- National Anti-Drug Strategy from the Government of Canada
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