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Auteur B. FISCHER
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B. FISCHER ; W. JONES ; P. A. SHUPER ; J. REHM | 2012
Dans Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (Vol.7, n°15, 2012) Article : PériodiqueBackground: One in three young people use cannabis in Canada. Cannabis use can be associated with a variety of health problems which occur primarily among intensive/frequent users. Availability and effectiveness of conventional treatment for can[...]
B. FISCHER ; VASDEV S. ; E. HAYDON ; D. BALIUNAS ; J. REHM | 2005
Dans Presse Médicale (La) (Vol.34, n°17, 8 octobre 2005) Article : PériodiqueFRANÇAIS : Contexte et objectif : La plupart des infections par le virus de l'hépatite C au Canada sont observées chez des utilisateurs de drogues injectables, formant une population pouvant être ciblée pour le traitement de ces hépatites. Cet[...]
Beyond the buzzword: Problematising "drugs" (October 3-5, 2011; Prato, Italy) ; K. RUDZINSKI ; F. McGUIRE ; M. DAWE ; P. A. SHUPER ; D. BILSKER ; R. CAPLER ; J. REHM ; B. FISCHER | 2012
Dans Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.39, n°1, Spring 2012) Article : PériodiqueHigh-frequency cannabis use is prevalent among young adults and has been linked to negative health consequences, yet effective therapeutic interventions are currently limited. Brief Interventions (BIs) for problematic substance use have shown pr[...]
ENGLISH : Although methadone treatment has been available in North America for decades, only a small proportion of opiate addicts (some 25% of estimated opiate users in Canada) are receiving methadone treatment. Many users have tried methadone[...]
J. REHM ; B. FISCHER | 2015
Dans Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Vol.97, n°6, June 2015) Article : PériodiqueCannabis is the most prevalently used drug globally, with many jurisdictions considering varying reform options to current policies to deal with this substance and associated harm. Three policy options are available: prohibition, decriminalizati[...]
R. ROOM ; B. FISCHER ; W. HALL ; S. LENTON ; P. REUTER ; T. C. SCHELLING, Préfacier, etc. ; A. FEILDING, Préfacier, etc. | 2010
LivreCannabis, marijuana, pot, ganja - it goes by many names - is by far the most widely used illegal substance, and accounts for more arrests than any other drug. Barely a week goes by without this drug appearing in the newpapers, and politicians [...]
P. J. VILLENEUVE ; L. CHALLACOMBE ; C. J. STRIKE ; T. MYERS ; B. FISCHER ; R. SHORE ; S. HOPKINS ; P. E. MILLSON | 2006
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.11 n°2, 2006) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : Aim: To assess changes in the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among opiate users in the first 6 months upon entering a low-threshold methadone treatment program. Changes were evaluated from the perspectives of both statistical[...]
B. FISCHER ; M. DAWE ; F. McGUIRE ; P. A. SHUPER ; W. JONES ; K. RUDZINSKI ; J. REHM | 2012
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.19, n°1, February 2012) Article : PériodiqueAims: Assess key cannabis use, risk and outcome characteristics among high-frequency cannabis users within a university student sample in Toronto, Canada. Methods: N = 134 active universities students (ages of 18-28) using cannabis at least th[...]Nouveauté
S. GOULET-STOCK ; S. RUEDA ; A. VAFAEI ; A. IALOMITEANU ; J. MANTHEY ; J. REHM ; B. FISCHER | 2017
Dans European Addiction Research (Vol.23, n°3, July 2017) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: While recreational cannabis use is common, medical cannabis programs have proliferated across North America, including a federal program in Canada. Few comparisons of medical and recreational cannabis users (RCUs) exist; this study c[...]
ENGLISH : In Canada, illicit drug use and addiction have traditionally been considered as a criminal justice problem and have been addressed from a legal perspective. Over the past century, a medical approach to drug addiction has slowly crept[...]
J. REHM ; D. BALIUNAS ; S. BROCHU ; B. FISCHER ; W. GNAM ; J. PATRA ; S. POPOVA ; A. SARNOCINSKA-HART ; B. TAYLOR | 2006
RapportL'étude a évalué les répercussions de l'abus de substances sur la société canadienne en 2002, notamment en ce qui a trait aux décès, à la maladie et aux coûts dus, en tout ou en partie, à l'abus de tabac, d'alcool et de drogues illicites. En t[...]
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[...]
E. HAYDON ; B. FISCHER | 2003
Dans Canadian Journal of Public Health (Vol.96, n°3, May-June 2003) Article : PériodiqueOral crack use (smoking) is a relatively neglected public health problem in Canada, in comparison to injection drug use (IDU). There are indications that crack use in Canada may be increasing. Crack smoking involves particular risks and harms, i[...]
P. MILLSON ; L. CHALLACOMBE ; P. J. VILLENEUVE ; C. J. STRIKE ; B. FISCHER ; T. MYERS ; R. SHORE ; S. HOPKINS | 2006
PériodiqueENGLISH : Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct an exploratory analysis of factors associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among opiate users at entry to low-threshold methadone treatment. Methods: The SF-36 quest[...]
FRANÇAIS : Un programme spécifique a été défini pour mieux recadrer la recherche sur les addictions. L'épidémiologie est axée sur la recherche des causes de la dépendance, sur la stabilisation de la consommation de drogues et sur l'arrêt, avec [...]
