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B. FISCHER ; W. JONES ; P. A. SHUPER ; J. REHM |Background: 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[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; VASDEV S. ; E. HAYDON ; D. BALIUNAS ; J. REHM |FRANÇAIS : 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[...]Article : Périodique
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 |High-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[...]Périodique
B. FISCHER ; CHIN A. T. ; I. KUO ; M. KIRST ; D. VLAHOV | 2002ENGLISH : 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[...]Article : Périodique
Cannabis 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[...]Livre
R. ROOM ; B. FISCHER ; W. HALL ; S. LENTON ; P. REUTER ; T. C. SCHELLING, Préfacier, etc. ; A. FEILDING, Préfacier, etc. | Oxford - New York : Oxford University Press | 2010Cannabis, 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 [...]Article : Périodique
P. J. VILLENEUVE ; L. CHALLACOMBE ; C. J. STRIKE ; T. MYERS ; B. FISCHER ; R. SHORE ; S. HOPKINS ; P. E. MILLSON |ENGLISH : 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[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; M. DAWE ; F. McGUIRE ; P. A. SHUPER ; W. JONES ; K. RUDZINSKI ; J. REHM |Aims: 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[...]Article : Périodique
S. GOULET-STOCK ; S. RUEDA ; A. VAFAEI ; A. IALOMITEANU ; J. MANTHEY ; J. REHM ; B. FISCHER |BACKGROUND: 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[...]NouveautéPériodique
B. FISCHER ; J. V. ROBERTS ; M. KIRST | 2002ENGLISH : 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[...]Rapport
J. REHM ; D. BALIUNAS ; S. BROCHU ; B. FISCHER ; W. GNAM ; J. PATRA ; S. POPOVA ; A. SARNOCINSKA-HART ; B. TAYLOR | Ottawa : CCSA-CCLAT | 2006L'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[...]Article : Périodique
A. IVSINS ; E. ROTH ; C. BENOIT ; B. FISCHER |With 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[...]Article : Périodique
Oral 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[...]Périodique
P. MILLSON ; L. CHALLACOMBE ; P. J. VILLENEUVE ; C. J. STRIKE ; B. FISCHER ; T. MYERS ; R. SHORE ; S. HOPKINS | 2006ENGLISH : 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[...]Périodique
J. REHM ; B. FISCHER | 1997FRANÇAIS : 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 [...]Périodique
B. FISCHER ; MONGA N. ; MANZONI P. | 2005ENGLISH : Objectives : Differences between cocaine and crack co-users at baseline in a cohort of illicit opioid users in five Canadian cities (OPICAN) were explored. Methods : Cohort subjects were recruited by snowball methods, and assessed th[...]Livre
T. F. BABOR ; J. P. CAULKINS ; G. EDWARDS ; B. FISCHER ; D. R. FOXCROFT ; K. HUMPHREYS ; I. S. OBOT ; J. REHM ; P. REUTER ; R. ROOM ; I. ROSSOW ; J. STRANG | Oxford - New York : Oxford University Press | 2010Drug use represents a significant burden to public health through disease, disability and social problems, and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in how to develop evidence-based drug policy. It is therefore crucial to strengthen[...]Article : Périodique
J. STRANG ; T. F. BABOR ; J. CAULKINS ; B. FISCHER ; D. R. FOXCROFT ; K. HUMPHREYS |Debates about which policy initiatives can prevent or reduce the damage that illicit drugs cause to the public good are rarely informed by scientific evidence. Fortunately, evidence-based interventions are increasingly being identified that are [...]Article : Périodique
T. F. BABOR ; J. CAULKINS ; B. FISCHER ; D. FOXCROFT ; M. E. MEDINA-MORA ; I. OBOT ; J. REHM ; P. REUTER ; R. ROOM ; I. ROSSOW ; J. STRANG |The second edition of Drug Policy and the Public Good presents up-to-date evidence relating to the development of drug policy at local, national and international levels. The book explores both illicit drug use and non-medical use of prescriptio[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; P. BLANKEN ; D. DA SILVEIRA ; A. GALLASSI ; E. M. GOLDNER ; J. REHM ; M. TYNDALL ; E. WOOD |There are an estimated several million crack-cocaine users globally; use is highest in the Americas. Most crack users are socio-economically marginalized (e.g., homeless), and feature elevated risks for morbidity (e.g., blood-borne viruses), mor[...]Article : Périodique
D. WERB ; B. NOSYK ; T. KERR ; B. FISCHER ; J. MONTANER ; E. WOOD |Background: British Columbia (BC), Canada, is home to a large illegal cannabis industry that is known to contribute to substantial organized crime concerns. Although debates have emerged regarding the potential benefits of a legally regulated ma[...]Périodique
B. FISCHER ; J. REHM ; G. KIM ; M. KIRST | 2005ENGLISH : Background : Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been the 'gold standard' pharmacotherapy treatment for illicit opioid dependence for over 30 years. It has been widely evaluated, and is generally claimed to be 'effective'. Meth[...]Périodique
C. J. STRIKE ; W. GNAM ; K. URBANOSKI ; B. FISCHER ; D. C. MARSH ; M. MILLSON | 2005ENGLISH : Factors predicting 2-year retention in methadone maintenance and the impact of repeat treatment episodes on retention are examined. Data (n=9555 episodes) were drawn from a population-based treatment registry and analyses were perfor[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; M. DAWE ; F. McGUIRE ; P. A. SHUPER ; R. CAPLER ; D. BILSKER ; W. JONES ; B. TAYLOR ; K. RUDZINSKI ; J. REHM |Cannabis use is prevalent among young people, and frequent users are at an elevated risk for health problems. Availability and effectiveness of conventional treatment are limited, and brief interventions (BIs) may present viable alternatives. On[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Crack-cocaine use is prevalent largely in socio-economically marginalized populations in the Americas. Its use has been associated with diverse health outcomes, yet no recent or systematic reviews of these exist. Methods: A systemat[...]