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HARM REDUCTION [20 records]

Record 1 2025-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
CONT

Services offered by harm reduction facilities include psychosocial support, distribution of injection kits and collection of used needles and syringes, distribution of condoms, dissemination of information, education and social support.

Key term(s)
  • harm reduction center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Toxicology
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Fentanyl test strips can identify the presence of fentanyl in unregulated drugs. They can be used to test injectable drugs, powders, and pills.

CONT

Fentanyl test strips(FTS) are a harm reduction tool available to people who use drugs(PWUD). Originally an immunoassay for urine drug testing, FTS can detect fentanyl and some analogs in drug solution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Toxicologie
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Drug checking is a harm reduction strategy used to identify components of illicitly obtained drugs, including adulterants, to prevent overdose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

L'analyse de drogues consiste à analyser le contenu de drogues apportées par une personne ayant le souhait de les consommer ou les ayant déjà consommées, à sa demande et dans l'objectif de lui transmettre une information sur la composition du produit dans une démarche de réduction des risques et de promotion de la santé.

Spanish

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Record 4 2025-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Drug checking services(DCS) allow people to submit drug samples for chemical analysis and receive feedback about the sample, as well as harm reduction advice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

[…] tous les utilisateurs de drogues de rue ou qui s'approvisionnent sur le marché illicite sont encouragés à se rendre dans les services de vérification des drogues. Les substances achetées sur le marché illicite sont à haut risque de contamination […]

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Scientific Research
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

CRISM is a national network of researchers, service providers, policy-makers and people with lived experience of substance use. CRISM's overall objective is to translate evidence-based interventions for substance use into clinical practice, community-based prevention, harm reduction, and health system changes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Établie en 2015, l'ICRIS [...] est un réseau national financé par les IRSC [Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada] qui regroupe des chercheurs, des fournisseurs de services, des décideurs et des personnes ayant une expérience concrète. Elle a pour objectif général d'appliquer, en matière de toxicomanie, des interventions fondées sur des données probantes dans la pratique clinique, la prévention communautaire, les initiatives de réduction des méfaits et l'apport de changements au système de santé.

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Penal Administration
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

The OPS [Overdose Prevention Service] is another harm reduction measure available to incarcerated individuals to manage their health needs. Its objectives are to prevent fatal and non-fatal overdoses of incarcerated individuals who use substances in federal penitentiaries, prevent the sharing of non-sterile needles among incarcerated individuals, limit the transmission of blood-borne infectious diseases and facilitate referrals to other health care services and programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Le SPS [Service de prévention des surdoses] est une autre mesure de réduction des méfaits offerte aux personnes incarcérées afin de gérer leurs besoins en matière de santé. Ses objectifs sont de prévenir les surdoses mortelles et non mortelles des personnes incarcérées qui utilisent des substances dans les pénitenciers fédéraux, de prévenir le partage de seringues non stériles entre les personnes incarcérées, de limiter la transmission de maladies infectieuses transmises par le sang et de faciliter les aiguillages vers d'autres services et programmes de soins de santé.

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

The Harm Reduction Fund seeks to ensure that community-based efforts reach key populations, including people unaware of their HIV [human immunodeficiency virus]/hepatitis C status, and link them to testing, prevention, treatment and care, communities design and implement evidence-based front-line projects to prevent new and reoccurring infections, high impact interventions are brought to scale so that more people benefit from them, community-based efforts to reduce stigma toward populations disproportionately affected by STBBI [sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections], including people living with HIV or hepatitis C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 8 2023-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Treatment services and supports can help people experiencing harms from substance use or addiction. Services can include early identification and intervention, harm reduction approaches and relapse prevention. Services can also include peer support, specialized treatment, continuing care and more.

Key term(s)
  • addictions treatment services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Ensemble d'activités, d'interventions et de soins destiné à aider une personne affectée par un problème de dépendance à cesser, réduire ou mieux gérer sa dépendance et à maintenir ou améliorer son état physiologique, émotionnel et comportemental.

Key term(s)
  • services de traitement de la dépendance

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
CONT

Managed alcohol programs(MAPs) are harm reduction interventions that aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness. MAPs typically provide accommodation, health and social supports alongside regularly administered sources of beverage alcohol to stabilize drinking patterns and replace use of non-beverage alcohol(NBA).

Key term(s)
  • managed alcohol programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Un programme de ce genre prévoit que des doses précises d'alcool sont fournies aux participants au cours de la journée. À court terme, le but est d'offrir une certaine stabilité aux consommateurs, à l'abri des effets du sevrage.

Spanish

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Record 10 2021-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

The CDSS will formally restore harm reduction as a key pillar of Canada's drug strategy alongside the existing pillars of prevention, treatment and enforcement. The inclusion of harm reduction as a pillar of Canada's drug policy will better enable the government to address the current opioid crisis, and to work toward preventing the emergence of new crises.

OBS

Health Canada.

OBS

Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy: This strategy replaced the National Anti-Drug Strategy in 2016.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

La [...] Stratégie canadienne sur les drogues et autres substances sera dirigée par la ministre de la Santé. Elle replacera la réduction des méfaits parmi les principaux piliers de la politique sur les drogues du Canada, aux côtés de la prévention, du traitement et de l'application de la loi. Le gouvernement sera ainsi mieux outillé pour régler la crise actuelle des opioïdes et pour prévenir l'émergence de nouvelles crises.

OBS

Santé Canada.

OBS

Stratégie canadienne sur les drogues et autres substances: Cette stratégie a remplacé la Stratégie nationale antidrogue en 2016.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 11 2019-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

Passive acoustic monitoring(PAM) is a proven method of detecting and classifying vocally active marine mammals, and when combined with visual monitoring will help ensure DND [Department of National Defence] compliance with harm reduction strategies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

La surveillance acoustique passive (SAP) est une méthode éprouvée de détection et de classification des mammifères marins actifs sur le plan vocal, et lorsqu'elle est combinée à la surveillance visuelle, elle aidera le MDN [ministère de la Défense nationale] à se conformer aux stratégies de réduction des dommages.

Spanish

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Record 12 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

[The Overdose Prevention Society] operates a harm reduction and overdose prevention site in the Downtown Eastside [of Vancouver]. [O. P. S. ] advocates for more sanctioned safe injection sites …

OBS

[O.P.S.] provides a safe, warm place where people living on the street can take refuge during extreme weather alerts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 13 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Penal Administration
  • Sociology (General)
  • Human Diseases - Various
OBS

[Mission. To] provide community development, education and support to prisoners and ex-prisoners provincially in Ontario and federally regarding HIV, Hepatitis C(HCV) and around whole health and harm reduction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Maladies humaines diverses

Spanish

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Record 14 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
OBS

The Stop Abuse In Families Society works with clients and the community within the practice of the Harm Reduction Model. This model incorporates practical and realistic strategies that work to reduce negative consequences for individuals and families subjected to violence.

OBS

​The Stop Abuse in Families Society is a registered provincial agency that has been working in the community since 1989.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

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Record 15 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

The mission of the Canadian Harm Reduction Network is to serve as an umbrella organization and virtual meeting place for individuals and groups across Canada committed to reducing the health, social and economic harms associated with drugs and drug policies.

OBS

[The Canadian Harm Reduction Network] was founded in 1999...

OBS

The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is a founding member of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and collaborates on drug policy and human rights issues with the International Harm Reduction Association and a worldwide consortium of harm reduction networks.

Key term(s)
  • Canada Harm Reduction Network
  • Harm Reduction Network of Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Key term(s)
  • Canada Harm Reduction Network
  • Harm Reduction Network of Canada

Spanish

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Record 16 2018-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sexology
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

Peers Victoria is [a] multi-service grassroots agency that was established by, with, and for sex workers in 1995. Through direct service delivery and community partnerships, Peers provides an array of outreach and drop-in harm reduction and support services alongside education and employment training for current and former sex workers.

OBS

In 2009, the organization changed its name to Peers Victoria Resources Society ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sexologie
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

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Record 17 2016-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Viral Diseases
  • Social Problems
OBS

Réseau ACCESS Network is a non-profit, community-based charitable organization, committed to promoting wellness, harm and risk reduction and education. Réseau ACCESS Network supports individuals – and serves the whole community-in a comprehensive and holistic approach to HIV/AIDS, Hep C and related health issues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Maladies virales
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Le Réseau ACCESS Network est un organisme de bienfaisance communautaire sans but lucratif engagé à promouvoir le bien-être, l’éducation ainsi que la réduction des risques et des méfaits. Le Réseau ACCESS Network appuie les personnes et répond aux besoins de l’ensemble de la communauté en offrant une approche complète et holistique pour le traitement du VIH, du sida, de l’hépatite C et des troubles de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Blood
OBS

Our mandate is to provide education, support, harm reduction and advocacy for individuals infected and affected by HIV. We provide counselling and assistance for people who have HIV or know someone who has it, and we go out to other agencies to do workshops about HIV(or Hepatitis C).

Key term(s)
  • ANES

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sang
OBS

Appellations confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 19 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Federal Administration
CONT

A court order to negotiate a plan to correct or mitigate the harm to the environment or human, animal or plant life or health may, to the extent that it is reasonable, practicable and ecologically sound, require the plan to provide for(a) the prevention, reduction or elimination of the harm;(b) the restoration of the environment;...(e) monitoring the implementation of the plan and the progress made in achieving its purposes.

OBS

Statute cited: Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

L'ordonnance visant la négociation d'un plan peut prévoir que celui-ci porte sur les mesures suivantes, pour autant qu'elles sont raisonnables, réalisables et respectueuses de l'environnement : a) la prévention, la diminution ou l'élimination de l'atteinte à l'environnement; b) le rétablissement de l'environnement; [...] e) le contrôle de l'exécution du plan et de la réalisation de ses objectifs.

OBS

Loi citée : Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement.

Spanish

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Record 20 1996-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Government Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
OBS

Part of the harm reduction programs initiated for drug users(for example, in Europe, for heroin addicts). Doctors in community health centres prescribe heroin, for example, to users to enable them to stay on heroin(thereby preventing withdrawal symptoms) and to get safe heroin. Advantages of these programs : keep users off the streets, maintains contact with physicians, less risk of HIV, make support available when users are ready to go off drug, undercut underground drug trade, reduce crime related to drug trade. The methadone maintenance programs are another example of harm reduction programs. They eliminate the need for needles because methadone is taken by mouth. These programs were pioneered in the city of Merseyside, England, and have been adopted in various European cities, but not yet in Canada. They have been in existence for more than 20 years.

OBS

Source: PASAN (Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network], Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux

Spanish

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