Publications - CDPE

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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Non-injection Drug Use and Injection Initiation Assistance Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

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

This article examines the risk factors among people who inject drugs (PWID) for providing assistance to other in injection initiation.

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Canada’s Drug Futures Forum: Summary of Proceedings and Final Recommendations

Published: July 2017 as part of Policy Impact Unit

This report synthesizes dialogue generated by speakers at the Canada’s Drug Futures Forum and outlines recommendations for the next ten years of Canadian drug policy from over 200 attendees including policymakers, public health officials, law enforcement professionals, researchers, people who use drugs, and community organizers.

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The North American Opioid Epidemic: Current Challenges and a Call for Treatment as Prevention

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

This article explores current challenges to contain the opioid epidemic and calls for various treatments that could reduce the epidemic including the scaling up of medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

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Recreational Cannabis Regulation & International Law: Scenarios for States Parties to the UN Drug Conventions

Published: May 2017 as part of Policy Impact Unit

This policy brief from the CDPE and the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto provides guidance to national governments seeking to align domestic legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis markets with their international legal obligations.

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