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Publikováno v:
Health Research Policy and Systems, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Abstract Background The development of drug policies has been a major focus for policy-makers across North America in light of the ongoing public health emergency caused by the overdose crisis. In this context, the current study examined stakeholders
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9a7cb329f85741a59068a22326bfcf84
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2024)
Abstract Background In January 2023, British Columbia implemented a three-year exemption to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as granted by the federal government of Canada, to decriminalize the personal possession of small amounts of certain ille
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1d590b15f86d417ba0d692bd62112f7a
Publikováno v:
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)
Abstract Background In May 2022, Health Canada approved a three-year exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act decriminalizing possession of certain illegal substances for personal use among adults in the province of British Columbia. Th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9ac7e901c5b54a18971fc13def7e6752
Publikováno v:
Harm Reduction Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
Abstract The meaningful inclusion of young people who use or have used drugs is a fundamental aspect of harm reduction, including in program design, research, service provision, and advocacy efforts. However, there are very few examples of meaningful
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f631352020c24920b610861054f0933d
Autor:
Emma Ackermann, Bradley Kievit, Jessica Xavier, Skye Barbic, Max Ferguson, Alissa Greer, Jackson Loyal, Zahra Mamdani, Heather Palis, Bernie Pauly, Amanda Slaunwhite, Jane A. Buxton
Publikováno v:
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2022)
Abstract Introduction Bystanders to drug overdoses often avoid or delay calling 9–1-1 and cite fear of police involvement as a main reason. In 2017, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) was enacted by the Canadian government to provide peop
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1d474e0b6a794c40ba3d43dfcd96801c
Publikováno v:
Harm Reduction Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Abstract Background Police in Canada have become main responders to behavioural health concerns in the community—a role that disproportionately harms people who use drugs (PWUD). Recent calls to defund the police emphasize the need to shift respons
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c169cad132ed4727b5d6fd831b1a077d
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 2, p e0282340 (2023)
BackgroundSociometric or whole network analysis, a method used to analyze relational patterns among social actors, emphasizes the role of social structure in shaping behaviour. Such method has been applied to many aspects of illicit drug research, in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/144beae71ce043e598e1afb9f69e0a4c
Autor:
Zahra Mamdani, Jackson P. Loyal, Jessica Xavier, Bernadette Pauly, Emma Ackermann, Skye Barbic, Jane A. Buxton, Alissa Greer
Publikováno v:
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. :1-14
Publikováno v:
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. :1-12
Publikováno v:
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 16:615-629
Research on police attitudes and opinions about drugs and drug enforcement is particularly relevant amidst current critiques of policing that put their role into question. The aim of this qualitative study is to examine the role of police officers in