Organization:
CATIE
Publication date: 2019
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
This client booklet is for people who use drugs and have been diagnosed with hepatitis C. It contains basic information on the high cure rates, the benefits of being cured, what to expect during treatment, testing tips for people with bad veins, preventing overdose...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2018
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Drug policy is at a critical juncture in Canada, and we need our elected representatives to put even greater emphasis on public health objectives and outcomes, respecting human rights for all. Welcome steps have been taken on this front following the 2015 election,...
Organization:
CATIE
Publication date: 2018
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
This pocket-sized booklet contains easy-to-understand messages about treatment if you have hepatitis C or HIV and inject drugs. Complete with lots of practical tips, this resource is a great starting point for someone who has basic questions about how to succeed at...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Why “pop-up” overdose prevention sites are a legally justifiable and morally necessary response to the opioid overdose crisis and government inaction.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Postcard
With Canada’s fatal overdose crisis still surging, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, in collaboration with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, issued 50,000 wallet-size cards with vital information about the 2017 Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act. The...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network submits this briefing to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in advance of its review of the periodic report of Canada, held during its 93rd session from July 31 to August 25, 2017. “The Legal Network has...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
In Canada, Indigenous people experience higher rates of injection drug use and less access to health care than non-Indigenous people. For many Indigenous people, drug use offers a means of coping with traumatic life circumstances, including those related to their...
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Over the past decade, Nova Scotia has experienced a rise in opioid drug misuse and overdoses. In response to this public health issue, the Deputy Ministers of Health and Wellness and Justice have actioned the formation of a Leadership Committee on Opioid Misuse...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“There is no evidence that mandatory prison time for people convicted of drug offences reduces the problems associated with drug use, or drug use itself. “At the same time, there is a growing body of evidence that mandatory minimum sentences wreak terrible damage on...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network submits this briefing to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities in advance of its review of the periodic report of Canada, held during its 17th session from 20 March to 12 April 2017....
