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Resources related to police and other enforcement agency efforts to reduce harms from illicit opioid use.
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Resources Men Offenders’ Substance Use Patterns: An Ethnocultural Comparison over Time (2006 to 2019) | Description Research brief on a study conducted to explore how substance use patterns among men of different ethnocultural backgrounds who were incarcerated in federal institutions changed between 2006 and 2019. | Organization Correctional Services Canada |
Resources Organized Crime in Yukon: An Examination of Criminal Networks and the Associated Impact | Description Statement from the commanding officer about the report Organized Crime in Yukon: An Examination of Criminal Networks and the Associated Impact, which analyzes criminal activity in Yukon and provides information to guide future enforcement activities. | Organization Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Resources 2018 Law Enforcement Roundtable on the Opioid Crisis: Meeting Summary | Description Summary of round table meeting in 2018 hosted by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Public Safety Canada to share lessons learned from across the country about how to respond to the opioid epidemic. | Organization Public Safety Canada |
Resources An Overview of Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs and Criminal Justice Issues in Canada | Description Provides information on opioids and the role of the police and related supports in the strategy to address the opioid crisis. | Organization Government of Canada |
Resources Opioid Overdoses and Points of Contact | Description Provides information on opioids and the role of the police and related supports in the strategy to address the opioid crisis. | Organization Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police |
Resources Bail Conditions to Address Opioid Overdoses | Description Guideline addressing bail conditions for accused with substance use disorders while ensuring due regard for the protection of public safety. | Organization Public Prosecution Service of Canada |
Resources Opioids and Overdoses: Impact and Strategies | Description Report highlighting the Ontario Provincial Police’s response to the opioid crisis, including trends and statistics. | Organization Ontario Provincial Police |
Resources A Journey of Hope: An Update Report on the VPD’s Continued Fight Against the Opioid Crisis | Description A report on actions the Vancouver Police Department took from 2017 to 2019 to respond to the opioid crisis. | Organization Vancouver Police Department |
Resources 2019 Law Enforcement Roundtable on Drugs: Meeting Summary | Description A summary of the knowledge shared on various enforcement perspectives at a meeting held in September 2019. | Organization Public Safety Canada |
Resources The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act | Description A webpage outlining the charges the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act can and cannot provides protections against, as well as links to a poster and information card. | Organization Ontario Provincial Police |
Resources Overdose Incidents in Federal Custody, 2012/2013 - 2016/2017 | Description Overdose Incidents in Federal Custody, 2012/2013-2016/2017 | Organization Correctional Services Canada |
Resources 2018 Law Enforcement Roundtable on the Opioid Crisis | Description A summary of the knowledge shared on various enforcement perspectives at a meeting held in March 2018. A summary of the knowledge shared on various enforcement perspectives at a meeting held in March 2018. | Organization Public Safety Canada and Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction |
Resources Decriminalization: Options and Evidence (Policy Brief) | Description A review of key concepts and illustrative examples, and a summary of lessons learned to inform policy and practice. | Organization Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction |
Resources The Unprecedented Opioid Epidemic | Description Report on actions enforcement has and can take to respond to the opioid crisis | Organization Police Executive Research Forum |
Resources Opioid Use and Related Adverse Events in Ontario | Description Interactive database and report with estimates on opioid prescribing, opioid-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and opioid-related deaths. | Organization Ontario Drug Policy Research Network |
Resources Homelessness and substance-related acute toxicity deaths: a descriptive analysis of a national chart review study of coroner and medical examiner data | Description Describes the circumstances of a subpopulation of people who died from substance-related acute toxicity, including substances involved and circumstances of their death. | Organization Government of Canada |
Resources BC Coroners Service Death Review Panel: A Review of Illicity Drug Toxicity Deaths | Description Investigative findings providing insight into the circumstances of a decedent’s life, recommendations for prevention and areas for program or policy improvement. | Organization BC Coroners Service |
