- Positive SideJuan Saavedra blends design and activism to challenge the status quo.
- CATIE NewsBritish Columbia researchers analyzed urine samples of 669 people who used street drugs. 15% of all participants had been exposed to the extremely powerful ...
- CATIE NewsPeople who inject opioids are at increased risk for overdose and other harms
Observational studies suggest that people who use cannabis daily inject opioids less frequently
Controlled… - Prevention in Focus3 perspectives on community-based research partnerships.
- Prevention in FocusWe spoke to two service providers about their experiences setting up and running a supervised consumption service and an overdose prevention site.
- Prevention in FocusOutreach is a crucial component of HIV prevention programs for people who use drugs. It can be a way of making contact with people who are not already connected with services. Why are outreach…
- Tattooing and piercing equipment can present a risk for hepatitis C and HIV when unsterilized equipment is re-used. The use of new or sterilized equipment is a highly effective strategy to prevent…
- Programming ConnectionA multidisciplinary team that reduces barriers to hepatitis C care through community liaison and telemedicine programs.
- Programming ConnectionA multidisciplinary team that provides a one-stop shop for hepatitis C prevention, testing, treatment and support.
- Prevention in FocusWe talked to workers from programs that provide services for people who use stimulants in Ontario and Manitoba to learn more about their approach and the lessons learned from their work.
- Programming ConnectionA program to train people who use injection drugs to recognize signs of drug overdose and administer artificial respiration and naloxone if overdose does occur.
- Prevention in FocusCHAMP (Community Champions HIV/AIDS Advocates Mobilization Project) evaluated two innovative and culturally relevant training programs to reduce HIV stigma and promote the championing of HIV-related…