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Smoking of crack cocaine as a risk factor for HIV infection among people who use injection drugs
Little is known about the possible role that smoking crack cocaine has on the incidence of HIV infection. Given the increasing use of crack cocaine, The Canadian Medical Association sought to examine whether use of this illicit drug has become a risk factor for HIV infection.
The Best Practices and Barriers: An update for Ontario Needle Exchange Programs
This report assesses the extent to which the Best Practice Recommendations (2006) have been implemented, identifies implementation barriers and advances our knowledge transfer skills to improve uptake.
The authors, surveyed 32 core NEP managers and 62 satellite NEP managers asking them about the practices and polices before 2006 and two years after the release of the Best Practice Recommendations. To complement the survey findings, five key informant interviews were conducted with Medical Officers of Health in Ontario.
It is important for readers of this report to keep in mind that there are still some areas of the province that do not have active NEPs and, therefore, represent areas where IDUs lack access to the sterile injection equipment and other services that NEPs provide.
PEER MANUAL - Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force
This guide is for drug users, peer workers and the agency workers who serve and/or employ them. It was conceived and has been researched, written, edited, designed and produced by drug users, ex-users, and harm reduction advocates. Because new concepts and experiences are emerging constantly this guide cannot be considered exhaustive. However it will challenge current conceptions, clarify ideas about peer work, and encourage the further development of harm reduction peer programs.
Toronto Street Health Report on Homelessness
Homelessness is a devastating social problem that affects a large number of people in Toronto. While it is broadly recognized that homeless people have much poorer health than the general population, and often experience difficulties obtaining health care, there is a lack of comprehensive and current information on the health status and needs of homeless people in Toronto. The Street Health Report 2007 presents the results of a survey on the health status of homeless adults in downtown Toronto conducted in the winter of 2006 / 2007. Our report reveals a picture of homelessness in Toronto that demands immediate action.
Crack Users Project Manual
The Crack Users Project (CUP) is a capacity-building initiative, developed by Street Health and Regent Park Community Health Centre, with the goal of reducing the harms associated with the use of crack cocaine among users in southeast downtown Toronto.
Hepatitis C Virus Transmission among Oral Crack Users
Hepatitis C virus transmission among oral crack users: viral detection on crack paraphernalia, by: Benedikt Fischer, Jeff Powis, Michelle Firestone Cruz, Katherine Rudzinski and Jurgen Rehm.
This exploratory study sought to detect HCV on crack-use paraphernalia used by street crack users.
Hepatitis C and Injection Drug Use: Treatment Is Possible
This article first appeared in the November 2007 Ontario Medical Review and is posted here with the permission of The Ontario Medical Association.
Ottawa Public Health: SAFER CRACK USE INITIATIVE
Evaluation Report, Executive Summary - October 2006. Click Here for full report
Reducing the Risk of Hepatitis C for People who use Crack or Crystal Methamphetamine
ONEN Report - 2007
CRACK COCAINE & CRYSTAL METH: New Risks in Hepatitis C
Kingston Needs Assessment - 2006
Injection Drug Use, HIV and HCV Infection in Ontario
The Evidence 1992 to 2004
