Research Matters Blog
November 13th to the 19th is National Addiction Awareness Week, an occasion that highlights issues and solutions to help address alcohol and other drug-related harm. It also provides an opportunity...
Nadia AliNovember 15, 2016
As National Addictions Awareness Week 2015 draws to a close, I want to explore the topic of harm reduction – an approach to drug strategy and policy that has become near and dear to me over the past...
Emma WoolleyNovember 20, 2015
Addictions programs consists of self-help (i.e. 12 step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous), residential or outpatient treatment facilities, harm reduction programs (...
Canadian Observatory on HomelessnessJune 29, 2015
The relationship between substance use and homelessness is complex. While rates of substance use are disproportionately high among the homeless population, homelessness cannot be explained by...
Canadian Observatory on HomelessnessFebruary 09, 2015