Elaine Hyshka

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review 15 years of peer-reviewed research on Vancouver's NEP to describe what has been learned through this work and highlight the importance of context when implementing NEPs, as well as ongoing evaluation to identify factors that constrain or improve access to sterile syringes.

TL;DR: This article suggests that interventions that targeting these determinants can be effective for preventing cannabis use and concludes by suggesting complementary harm reduction programmes for older adolescents as a means to further reduce cannabis-related harm.

TL;DR: By endorsing harm reduction in name, but not in substance, provincial and territorial policies may communicate to diverse stakeholders a general lack of support for key aspects of the approach, potentially challenging efforts to expand harm reduction services.

TL;DR: Among heroin injectors in British Columbia, a 2011 overdose warning campaign appeared to be of limited effectiveness and also produced unintended negative consequences that exacerbated overdose risk.

TL;DR: A policy case study reviews a corpus of jurisprudence, legislation, scientific research and media texts to describe the role of evidence in legal and political decision-making around Insite and analyze the implications of the Insite decision for new facilities.