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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[...]Périodique
T. MYERS ; J. P. AGUINALDO ; DAKERS D. ; B. FISCHER ; BULLOCK S. ; P. MILLSON ; CALZAVARA L. | 2004ENGLISH : Much HIV prevention research ignores the underlying reasons why drug-using men who have sex with men (DU-MSM) use substances during sex. The present study explores DU-MSM descriptions of the relationships among substance use, sex, an[...]Article : Périodique
T. ROBINSON ; M. U. ALI ; B. EASTERBROOK ; S. CORONADO-MONTOYA ; D. DALDEGAN-BUENO ; W. HALL ; D. JUTRAS-ASWAD ; B. FISCHER |Background: Cannabis use disorder (CUD) affects one-in-five cannabis users, presenting a major contributor to cannabis-associated disease burden. Epidemiological data identify the frequency of cannabis use as a risk factor for CUD. This review a[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; Y. MURPHY ; K. RUDZINSKI ; D. MACPHERSON |Background: By the year 2000, Canada faced high levels of illicit drug use and related harms. Simultaneously, a fundamental tension had raisen between continuing a mainly repression-based versus shifting to a more health-oriented drug policy app[...]Périodique
B. FISCHER ; MEDVED W. ; L. GLIKSMAN ; J. REHM | 1999FRANÇAIS : En matière d'usage d'opiacés, il est essentiel de bien connaître les caractéristiques des usagers afin de proposer des traitements adaptés et d'encourager ces personnes à s'engager dans une démarche de soin. Cette étude va dans ce se[...]Article : Périodique
B. NOSYK ; B. D. L. MARSHALL ; B. FISCHER ; J. S. G. MONTANER ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR |Background: The nonmedical use of prescribed opioids (POs) has increased across North America over the past decade. Our objective was to identify changes in the availability of POs and other illicit drugs among drug users in a Canadian setting. [...]Article : Périodique
C. STRIKE ; J. JAIRAM ; G. KOLLA ; P. MILLSON ; S. SHEPHERD ; B. FISCHER ; T. M. WATSON ; A. M. BAYOUMI |Aim: To determine the level and changes in public opinion between 2003 and 2009 among adult Canadians about implementation of supervised injection facilities (SIFs) in Canada. Design: Population-based, telephone survey data collected in 2003 a[...]Document texte divers
Cette fiche de renseignements vise à donner un bref aperçu des principaux faits empiriques sur les divers liens en matière de recherche, de programme et de politique entre le VHC et la consommation de drogues illicites au Canada. Elle aborde la [...]Article : Périodique
J. REIMER ; LORENZEN J. ; B. BAETZ ; B. FISCHER ; J. REHM ; M. BACKMUND ; C. HAASEN |ENGLISH : This article examines infection with viral hepatitis A, B, and C and socioethnic factors in a population of injection drug users seeking treatment. The study was conducted between 2001 and 2003 in a rural German hospital; selected so[...]Périodique
B. FISCHER ; J. REHM | 1998FRANÇAIS : Si dans certains contextes on a argumenté que l'intoxication réduit ou nie même la responsabilité criminelle, dans d'autres on a pensé que les agresseurs intoxiqués doivent être considérés aussi responsables (voire plus), que les agr[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; C. RUSSELL ; P. SABIONI ; W. VAN DEN BRINK ; B. LE FOLL ; W. HALL ; J. REHM ; R. ROOM |BACKGROUND: Cannabis use is common in North America, especially among young people, and is associated with a risk of various acute and chronic adverse health outcomes. Cannabis control regimes are evolving, for example toward a national legaliza[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; V. JEFFRIES ; W. HALL ; R. ROOM ; E. GOLDNER ; J. REHM |FRANÇAIS : Objectifs : Plus d'un adulte sur dix - et environ un jeune adulte sur trois - déclare avoir consommé du cannabis au cours de la dernière année au Canada. La consommation de cannabis est associée à divers risques pour la santé, mais c[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; S. KUGANESAN ; R. ROOM |While prohibition has been the dominant regime of cannabis control in most countries for decades, an increasing number of countries have been implementing cannabis control reforms recently, including decriminalization or even legalization framew[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; A. KEATES ; G. BÜHRINGER ; J. REIMER ; J. REHM |Aims: This paper aims to identify possible system-level factors contributing to the marked differences in the levels of non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) and prescription opioid (PO)-related harms in North America (i.e. the United Stat[...]Article : Périodique
B. SCHULTE ; C. S. SCHMIDT ; L. STRADA ; C. GOTZKE ; P. HILLER ; B. FISCHER ; J. REIMER |Background: Non-prescribed use of opioid substitution medication (NPU) appears to represent a relevant source of opioids among European drug users. Little is known about the prevalence of NPU in Germany and possible differences between subgroups[...]Périodique
F. LERI ; J. STEWART ; B. FISCHER ; R. JURGEN ; D. C. MARSH ; S. BRISSETTE ; J. BRUNEAU ; N. EL-GUEBALY ; L. NOEL ; M. W. TYNDALL ; T. C. WILD | 2005This study examined prevalence and patterns of co-use of opioids and cocaine in regular users of illicit opioids (N = 729) recruited from 5 Canadian cities. Fifty-seven percent (n = 417) reported having used both opioids and cocaine in the month[...]Article : Périodique
T. M. WATSON ; A. BAYOUMI ; G. KOLLA ; R. PENN ; B. FISCHER ; J. LUCE ; C. STRIKE |FRANÇAIS : Les policiers sont des intervenants clés dans les villes qui contemplent la mise en place de sites de consommation supervisée (SCS). Nous explorons les perceptions policières des SCS à l'aide de données recueillies entre 2008 et 2010[...]Périodique
C. J. STRIKE ; K. URBANOSKI ; B. FISCHER ; D. C. MARSH ; M. MILLSON | 2005ENGLISH : Background: Until recently, the availability of methadone treatment in Ontario, Canada was limited. In 1996, policy changes were introduced to increase the availability of treatment. The 5-year impact of these policy changes is asses[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in North America. Evidence indicates that prescription drugs have replaced traditional 'street' drugs in major metropolitan Canadian sites. Drug abusers tend to use multiple drugs at the s[...]Article : Périodique
B. FISCHER ; A. R. IALOMITEANU ; C. RUSSELL ; J. REHM ; R. E. MANN |FRANÇAIS : Au Canada, le contrôle du cannabis est un sujet controversé débattu depuis longtemps. Pourtant, la vente et l'usage récréatif du cannabis demeurent illégaux. Récemment, une « normalisation » croissante de l'usage du cannabis ainsi qu[...]Article : Périodique
C. RUSSELL ; S. RUEDA ; R. ROOM ; M. TYNDALL ; B. FISCHER |Background: Cannabis use is common, and associated with adverse health outcomes. 'Routes of administration' (ROAs) for cannabis use have increasingly diversified, in part influenced by developments towards legalization. This paper sought to revi[...]Article : Périodique
J. REHM ; B. FISCHER ; N. McKEGANEY |Some heroin addicts are very difficult to treat. Jürgen Rehm and Benedikt Fischer believe that maintenance with heroin is the way forward for this group, but Neil McKeganey argues that it is treating the effects of misuse not the addiction.Périodique
K. DEBECK ; T. KERR ; K. LI ; B. FISCHER ; J. BUXTON ; J. MONTANER ; E. WOOD | 2009FRANÇAIS : Cette étude menée par un centre britanno-colombien de recherche sur le sida, souligne le lien existant entre consommation de crack et transmission du VIH. Ces conclusions n'expliquent toutefois pas les raisons de ce fort taux de cont[...]Périodique
J. BELL ; A. DRU ; B. FISCHER ; LEVIT S. ; SARFRAZ M. A. | 2002Substitution treatment for heroin addiction, defined here as maintenance prescribing of opioid agonist drugs to opioid dependent subjects, has increased in the last decade. The recent history of substitution treatment in five countries- Canada, [...]Chapitre
FRANÇAIS : Bill C-8 deviendra la nouvelle loi canadienne pour le contrôle des drogues. Même si quelques suggestions et critiques fondamentales concernant l'amélioration pragmatique ont été prises en considération, la loi ne pourra jamais être [...]Article : Périodique
S. IMTIAZ ; K. D. SHIELD ; M. ROERECKE ; J. CHENG ; S. POPOVA ; P. KURDYAK ; B. FISCHER ; J. REHM |Background and Aims: Cannabis use is associated with several adverse health effects. However, little is known about the cannabis-attributable burden of disease. This study quantified the age-, sex- and adverse health effect-specific cannabis-att[...]