
Auteur A. IVSINS
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Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur (9)

A. IVSINS ; C. CHOW ; S. MACDONALD ; T. STOCKWELL ; K. VALLANCE ; D. C. MARSH ; W. MICHELOW ; C. DUFF | 2012
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.23, n°4, July 2012) Article : PériodiqueBackground: Needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) have been established as effective harm reduction initiatives to reduce injection drug use (IDU)-related risk behaviours, including sharing needles. On May 31, 2008, Victoria, BC's only fixed site[...]
A. IVSINS ; E. ROTH ; C. BENOIT ; B. FISCHER | 2013
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.40, n°4, Winter 2013) Article : PériodiqueWith the increasing prevalence of crack use in Canada in the previous decade, crack pipe sharing has emerged as a public health concern, implicated in the transmission of blood- and saliva-borne infections. Drawing on qualitative research with c[...]
A. IVSINS ; K. YAKE | 2020
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.27, n°1, February 2020) Article : PériodiqueSubstance use among marginalized populations has historically been constructed as a social problem to be managed, cured, and eliminated. Much social science research concerning drug use among marginalized populations focuses on risks and harms, [...]
G. MARTIN ; K. VALLANCE ; S. MACDONALD ; T. STOCKWELL ; A. IVSINS ; C. CHOW ; W. MICHELOW ; C. DUFF | 2014
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.19, n°3, June 2014) Article : PériodiqueThe purpose of this study was to examine nonfatal overdose events experienced among a sample of recreational drug users. We sought to determine predictors of nonfatal overdose from alcohol and/or drugs among a sample of recreational drug users. [...]
A. IVSINS ; A. WARNOCK ; W. SMALL ; C. STRIKE ; T. KERR ; G. BARDWELL | 2023
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.111, January 2023) Article : PériodiqueA substantial body of evidence demonstrates that supervised consumption services (SCS) mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious disease transmission, and connecting people who use drugs (PWUD) to[...]
C. ZEISSER ; K. THOMPSON ; T. STOCKWELL ; C. DUFF ; C. CHOW ; K. VALLANCE ; A. IVSINS ; W. MICHELOW ; D. MARSH ; P. LUCAS | 2012
Dans Addiction Research and Theory (Vol.20, n°1, February 2012) Article : PériodiqueThe 'standard drink' concept is widely used as a standardized measure of alcohol consumption. There is no equivalent measure of cannabis consumption, perhaps due to challenges such as varied joint size, tetrahydrocannabinol content, and means of[...]
T. STOCKWELL ; J. BUXTON ; C. DUFF ; D. MARSH ; S. MACDONALD ; W. MICHELOW ; K. RICHARD ; E. SAEWYC ; R. HANSON ; I. COHEN ; R. CORRADO ; C. CHOW ; A. IVSINS ; D. NICHOLSON ; B. PAKULA ; A. PURI ; J. REHM ; STURGE J. ; A. TU ; J. ZHAO | 2009
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.36, n°3-4, Fall-Winter 2009) Article : PériodiqueThis pilot project is a province-wide and nationally-supported collaboration intended to add value to existing monitoring and surveillance exercises that currently exist and are being developed in Canada. The fundamental aim is to create a syste[...]
Cannabis use is increasingly prevalent among young adults in Canada. Due to cannabis impairment effects, driving under the influence of cannabis has recently developed into a traffic-safety concern, yet little is known about the specific circums[...]
A. IVSINS ; E. ROTH ; N. NAKAMURA ; M. KRAJDEN ; B. FISCHER | 2011
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.22, n°4, July 2011) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND Crack use is prevalent amongst street drug users in Canadian cities, and associated with severe drug use, health and social problems. Whilst few targeted interventions are available for crack use, the common use and sharing of hazardo[...]