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Author(s): Kate Vallance, Tim Stockwell, Bernie Pauly, Clifton Chow, Erin Gray, Bonnie Krysowaty, Kathleen Perkin, Jinhui Zhao
Publication Date: 2016
Background: Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are a harm reduction strategy for people with severe alcohol dependence and unstable housing. MAPs provide controlled access to alcohol usually alongside accommodation, meals, and other supports. Patterns of alcohol consumption and related harms among MAP participants and controls from a homeless shelter in Thunder Bay, Ontario, were investigated in 2013.
Methods: Structured interviews were conducted wi...
Author(s): Kendall Hammond, Lynda Gagne, Bernie Pauly, Tim Stockwell
Organization: Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia
Publication Date: 2016
In March 2012, Shelter House opened a 15-bed Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) at the Kwae Kii Win Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The mission of Shelter House (2013, p. 5) is “to provide basic needs, dignity, and comfort to people living in poverty and stimulate action to address the root causes of homelessness.” At the Kwae Kii Win Centre, MAP participants are provided with permanent access to adequate housing and supports to help manage and regula...
Author(s): Tim Stockwell, Bernie Pauly, Clifton Chow, Kate Vallance, Kathleen Perkin
Organization: CARBC
Publication Date: 2013
Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs) provide regulated doses of alcohol to residents in supportive accommodation to address seemingly intractable health and social problems experienced by people with alcohol dependence, use of non-beverage alcohol and unstable housing. The Station Street MAP was evaluated for housing stability, access and use of health care services, social functioning, harms and patterns of alcohol use and changes in health.
Author(s): Bernie Pauly, Tim Stockwell, Clifton Chow, Erin Gray, Bonnie Krysowaty, Kate Vallance, Jinhui Zhao, Kathleen Perkin
Organization: CARBC
Publication Date: 2013
This report presents an evaluation of a Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) currently being provided for homeless men and women in the Thunder Bay, Ontario region who have severe problems relating to alcohol use and homelessness. The aims of the research were to establish whether the MAP was contributing to (i) improvements in health and well-being of participants (ii) reductions in their use of emergency, hospital and police services, and (iii) less h...
Author(s): Tim Stockwell, Nichole Williams, Bernie Pauly
Publication Date: 2012
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Author(s): Andrew Ivsins, Clifton Chow, David Marsh, Scott Macdonald, Tim Stockwell, Kate Vallance
Publication Date: 2010
This 6th CARBC statistical bulletin reports trends in injection drug use in Victoria and Vancouver from the BC Alcohol and Other Drug Monitoring Project (www.AODmonitoring.ca). As well, changes before and after the closure of Victoria’s fixed site needle exchange in June 2008 are examined. Results are reported from 464 interviews (226 in Vancouver, 238 in Victoria) with adult injection drug users conducted in 5 waves using a standardised sampl...
Author(s): Tim Stockwell, Kate Vallance, Gina Martin, Scott Macdonald, Andrew Ivsins, Clifton Chow, Alissa Greer, Jinhui Zhao, Cameron Duff, Philippe Lucas, David Marsh, Warren Michelow, Andrew Treno
Organization: Centre for Addictions Research of BC
Publication Date: 2010
This bulletin compares the price of alcohol in British Columbia with“standard doses”of six widely used illicit drugs.