Publications

The CDPE adheres to the highest standards of peer-reviewed scientific research and all research products are externally peer-reviewed by scientists or via leading scientific journals. To request a copy of any publication that is not open access, please email info@cdpe.org.

What's in Toronto's Drug Supply?

as part of Toronto’s Drug Checking Service

Results from samples checked by Toronto's drug checking service between October 10, 2019 - March 31, 2020.

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Integrating Supervised Consumption into a Continuum of Care for People Who Use Drugs

Published: August 2018 as part of Integrated Supervised Injection Services Evaluation in Toronto, Ontario

This commentary emphasizes the need for research on supervised injection services to move from asking whether such services are effective to asking whether, how, and under what conditions their benefits can be maximized.

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A Fragmented Code: The Moral and Structural Context for Providing Assistance with Injection Drug Use Initiation in San Diego, USA

Published: February 2018 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This study examines the social networks and structural contexts linked with assisting others in initiating injection drug use.

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Injection Drug Use Trajectories Among Migrant Populations: A Narrative Review

Published: January 2018 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines the risk factors for injection drug use initiation that are associated with migration.

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Increased Non‐fatal Overdose Risk Associated with Involuntary Drug Treatment in a Longitudinal Study with People who Inject Drugs

Published: January 2018 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines the influence of involuntary drug treatment (IDT) on non‐fatal overdose among people who inject drugs (PWID).

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Do Law Enforcement Interactions Reduce the Initiation of Injection Drug Use? An Investigation in Three North American Settings

Published: January 2018 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines the influence that law enforcement interactions have on the reporting of people who inject drugs (PWID) of assisting others with injection initiation.

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Cross‐border Migration and Initiation of Others into Drug Injecting in Tijuana, Mexico

Published: November 2017 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This study examines the role of people who inject drugs (PWID) in facilitating the entry of others into injection initiation in settings characterized by cross-border migration that are associated with a unique risk environment.

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The Experience of Initiating Injection Drug Use and Its Social Context: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis

Published: September 2017 as part of Systematic Reviews on Drug Policy

This study reviews the existing literature on the influence of socio-structural contexts on injection drug use initiation.

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History of Medication-assisted Treatment and its Association with Initiating Others into Injection Drug Use in San Diego, CA

Published: September 2017 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines whether a history of medication-assisted treatment for people who inject drugs (PWID) is associated with a reduced probability of providing injection initiation assistance.

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Preventing Injection Drug use Initiation: State of the Evidence and Opportunities for the Future

Published: September 2017 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines the evidence on the prevention of injection initiation to identify emerging intervention strategies and key barriers to effectively controlling the ongoing epidemic.

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