Publications
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as part of Policy Impact Unit
This report analyzes the impact of the Cannabis Act on equity seeking groups and draws on best practices to develop a roadmap for cannabis equity in Canada, with the aim of informing the federal legislated review of the Cannabis Act.
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as part of T-DOT (Toronto Disparities, Overdose and Treatment), formerly OiSIS
Those requiring help injecting are at an elevated risk of injection-related injury and blood-borne infections and are thus a priority group for harm reduction programs. As supervised consumption services (SCS) are scaled-up across Canada, information on those who require help injecting is necessary to inform equitable service uptake. We characterised the sociodemographic, structural and drug use correlates of needing help injecting among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada.
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as part of T-DOT (Toronto Disparities, Overdose and Treatment), formerly OiSIS
Studies of people who inject drugs (PWID) commonly use questionnaires to determine whether participants are currently, or have recently been, on opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder. However, these previously unvalidated self-reported treatment measures may be susceptible to inaccurate reporting.
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