as part of Piloting and Evaluating Drug Checking Services in Toronto, Ontario

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

Published: August 2018 as part of T-DOT (Toronto Disparities, Overdose and Treatment), formerly OiSIS

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.