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Safer Supply

Safer Supply is a harm reduction strategy that involves the provision of pharmaceutical-grade drugs as a controlled alternative to the toxic illegal drug market, thereby reducing overdose risk and improving health outcomes.

38

Publications

1.7K

Citations

135

Authors

72

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

Parents

Publications

38

Tackling the overdose crisis: The role of safe supply

Andrew Ivsins, Jade Boyd, Leo Beletsky et al. · International Journal of Drug Policy · 2020 · 215 citations · Full text

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Experiences with mephedrone pre- and post-legislative controls: Perceptions of safety and sources of supply

Karen McElrath, Christina O’Neill · International Journal of Drug Policy · 2011 · 142 citations · Full text

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Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting COVID-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021

Ryan McNeil, Taylor Fleming, Samara Mayer et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2022 · 93 citations · Full text

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A safer drug supply: a pragmatic and ethical response to the overdose crisis

Mark Tyndall · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2020 · 85 citations · Full text

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Impact of overdose prevention sites during a public health emergency in Victoria, Canada

Bruce Wallace, Flora Pagan, Jack Phillips et al. · PLoS ONE · 2020 · 72 citations · Full text

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Authors

135

  1. AI
    Andrew Ivsins

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    6 publications · 459 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. GK
    Gillian Kolla

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 250 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. KU
    Karen Urbanoski

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada

    5 publications · 146 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. GB
    Geoff Bardwell

    British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, Canada

    5 publications · 166 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. TG
    Tara Gomes

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Victoria

    Victoria, Canada

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    995 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  3. British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

    Vancouver, Canada

    10 h-index

    40 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    880 citations

  5. St. Paul's Hospital

    Saskatoon, Canada

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    484 citations

  6. St. Michael's Hospital

    Toronto, Canada

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    693 citations

  7. Public Health Ontario

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    388 citations

  8. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    160 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Drug Policy

    11 publications · 752 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

    3 publications · 40 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Harm Reduction Journal

    HRJ · 3 publications · 88 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Canadian Medical Association Journal

    JAMC · 3 publications · 155 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. The Lancet

    2 publications · 28 citations

    2

    h-index

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