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LGBT Communities and Substance Use - What Health Has to Do With It!: A Report on Consultations with LGBT Communities

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
lgbt health association of b.c.
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
92
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A detailed report prepared by the LGBT Health Association of BC in partnership with the LGBT Population Health Advisory Committee and the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board. Community consultation, focus groups, and a review of existing research are used to assess the needs of substance users in LGBT communities. A community development approach to consultation was used to identify the needs of the community and develop more responsive and effective services. The report includes: a detailed description of the methodology used and the characteristics of the population; a section on prevention that borrows from the four pillars approach to drug problems in Vancouver; a section on treatment that focuses on issues of availability and accessibility; and a discussion of the programs and services currently available. The report also presents participant responses to issues of harm reduction and enforcement. An appendix lists all eighteen recommendations found in the report.
Keywords: 
bisexual; community consultation; drug use; health; gay; lesbian; LGBT Health Association of B.C.; prevention; substance use; transgender; treatment

Illicit Drugs: A Public Health Approach

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Addiction Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Date: 
2007-10
Pages: 
94
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
An in-depth PowerPoint presentation about a public health approach to illicit drugs in Canada. Outlines the downfalls - social, health, economic, political - of prohibition, and contrasts this with the potential benefits of taking an approach that emphasizes human rights, harm reduction, and the public health. Describes what drug market regulation could look like and responds to common myths and objections against the legalization of illicit drugs.
Keywords: 
drug policy; Canada; harm reduction; prohibition; war on drugs; government policy; legalization; criminalization; public health

Night Owl Buses: Towards Social Justice in the Vancouver Region

Publication type: 
Position Paper
Agency: 
Bus Riders' Union
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
54
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Position paper arguing that public transit is a human right, and showing how thousands of bus riders across the Vancouver region were negatively affected by the transit cuts in 2001. Among those most impacted were the late night workers, women and youth who depend on Night Owl buses to get home after 1:40 a.m. The author demands the return of the Night Owl buses as a first step towards a massive expansion of bus service and the creation of an affordable, accessible, and integrated bus system. An appendix of testimonials by members of the public about their need for the Night Owl Buses is included.
Keywords: 
Bus Riders' Union; public transit; discrimination; access; cutbacks; women; youth; safety; human rights; workers; Vancouver; British Columbia; advocacy

Post Prohibition Drug Control Systems

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Agency: 
Addiction Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Date: 
2007-11
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Excel spreadsheet that provides detailed information about the types of government controls that might be associated with different drugs, in a post-prohibition context.
Keywords: 
drug policy; Canada; prohibition; health care; harm reduction; police

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Persons From HIV-Endemic Countries in Ontario, 1981-98: Situation Report

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Date: 
1999-11
Pages: 
71
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
This report analyses available data on HIV prevalence and infection rates for people living in Ontario who were born in countries in the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. Immigrants to Ontario have the highest HIV prevalence rate after men who sleep with men and injection drug users. The report presents a series of figures, tables and descriptive analyses of HIV diagnoses, AIDS incidence, AIDS-related mortality, perinatal (mother-to-child) transmission, and population demographics in relation to HIV and AIDS prevalence and incidence. The report highlights the need for epidemiologic research to validate the results of the study, as well as social and behavioural studies to better understand the determinants of HIV transmission among immigrants.
Keywords: 
HIV/AIDS; HIV/AIDS epidemic; HIV transmission; immigrants; immigration; Ontario; Africa; Caribbean; mother-to-child transmission; men who sleep with men (MSN); pregnant; pregnancy

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Annual Report 04-05

Publication type: 
Annual Report
Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Date: 
2005
Pages: 
40
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A bilingual french/english report from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network documenting the activities, events, and changes within the organization during the year 2004/05. Highlights include: prison needle exchange; Bill C-9 and access to antiretroviral drugs; human rights and sex work in Canada; stigma and discrimination; and vaccines. The document also includes a list of publications produced by the Network and a copy of the Network's financial statements.
Keywords: 
AIDS; Bill C-9; Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Netwok; discrimination; HIV/AIDS; human rights; needle exchange

Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform Websites

Publication type: 
Annotated Bibliography
Agency: 
Addiction Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Comprehensive listing and description of websites about harm reduction and drug policy reform, from both Canadian and international sources.
Keywords: 
drug policy; Canada; harm reduction; prohibition; war on drugs; government policy; legalization; criminalization; websites

Frequently asked Questions about Ending Prohibition

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Creative Resistance Against Drug Prohibition
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Set of frequently asked questions and answers about the legalization of illicit drugs in Canada. Provides information about what a regulated drug market would look like, and dispels myths that legalization would lead to more addiction, worse health outcomes, and the belief that it would cost taxpayers more. Also addresses issues of legalization and crystal meth and issues of legalized drugs and pregnancy.
Keywords: 
drug policy; Canada; harm reduction; prohibition; war on drugs; government policy; legalization; criminalization; police; pregnancy; meth;

Eleven reasons why injectable heroin should be available as an option to physicians who are treating heroin addicts

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
Addiction Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Date: 
2003-06-06
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
While the advantages of methadone maintenance are well known, the advantages of heroin maintenance are less well publicised. This paper lists and describes some of the advantages of heroin maintenance, such as fewer side effects, withdrawal symptoms and deaths than methadone maintenance. Other advantages relate to heroin maintenance programs being more empowering, inclusive, less restrictive, and ultimately more effective than methadone programs.
Keywords: 
drug policy; Canada; harm reduction; methadone maintenance; heroin maintenance

GVRD Aboriginal Homelessness Study 2003

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency: 
Lu'ma Native Housing Society Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee
Sponsor: 
Human Resources and Development Canada (HRDC)
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
207
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The report is an update to the 2001 Aboriginal Homelessness Plan, through a community planning process conducted June to August 2003. The report identifies the needs of Aboriginal homeless people in the GVRD; outlines service and program assets, gaps, priorities, and action strategies; and provides recommendations for the ongoing work to prevent and alleviate Aboriginal homelessness. The findings are based on interviews and consultations with homeless Aboriginal people, service providers and steering committee members. Appendices include interview guides used during the consultation.
Keywords: 
Lu'ma Native Housing Society; Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee (AHSC); Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD); housing; action plan; Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI); community-capacity building; housing services; government policy; community consultations

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