An examination of injection drug use trends in Victoria and Vancouver, BC after the closure of Victoria's only fixed-site needle and syringe programme

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 : Périodique

Background: 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[...]

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Nonfatal overdose from alcohol and/or drugs among a sample of recreational drug users

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 : Périodique

The 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. [...]

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A 'standard joint'? The role of quantity in predicting cannabis-related problems

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 : Périodique

The '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[...]

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The British Columbia alcohol and other drug monitoring system: Overview and early progress

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 : Périodique

This 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[...]

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