A low-barrier and comprehensive community-based harm-reduction site in Vancouver, Canada

…, A Betsos, J Boyd, C Sutherland… - … journal of public …, 2020 - ajph.aphapublications.org
“The Molson” is a low-barrier, peer-staffed, supervised consumption site located in Vancouver,
Canada. In addition to overdose response, this site offers drug checking and a colocated …

Does evidence support supervised injection sites?

J Ng, C Sutherland, MR Kolber - Canadian Family Physician, 2017 - cfp.ca
Best evidence from cohort and modeling studies suggests that SISs are associated with
lower overdose mortality (88 fewer overdose deaths per 100 000 person-years [PYs]), 67% …

[HTML][HTML] “COVID just kind of opened a can of whoop-ass”: The rapid growth of safer supply prescribing during the pandemic documented through an environmental …

…, J Turnbull, TD Brothers, R Brar, C Sutherland… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
“COVID just kind of opened a can of whoop-ass”: The rapid growth of safer supply prescribing
during the pandemic documented through an environmental scan of addiction and harm …

Barriers and facilitators to a novel low-barrier hydromorphone distribution program in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study

…, J Boyd, S Mayer, A Collins, C Sutherland… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Christy Sutherland and Thomas Kerr contributed to study design and manuscript editing.
Ryan McNeil oversaw study design and implementation, contributed to data collection and …

[HTML][HTML] Injectable opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: a national clinical guideline

…, B Le Foll, MÈ Goyer, M Perreault, C Sutherland - Cmaj, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
This clinical guideline provides 3 key recommendations focused on defining the patient
population that should be considered for injectable opioid agonist treatment and outlining …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of unstable housing on all-cause mortality among persons who inject drugs

…, MJ Milloy, K Hayashi, H Dong, C Sutherland… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Illicit drug injecting is a well-established risk factor for morbidity and mortality.
However, a limited number of prospective studies have examined the independent effect of …

[HTML][HTML] A low-barrier, flexible safe supply program to prevent deaths from overdose

S Klaire, C Sutherland, T Kerr, MC Kennedy - CMAJ, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
… Competing interests: Sukhpreet Klaire is a physician and Christy Sutherland is the medical
Christy Sutherland also reports grants from Health Canada and consulting fees from AIDS …

[HTML][HTML] “It's helped me a lot, just like to stay alive”: a qualitative analysis of outcomes of a novel hydromorphone tablet distribution program in Vancouver, Canada

A Ivsins, J Boyd, S Mayer, A Collins, C Sutherland… - Journal of Urban …, 2021 - Springer
North America is experiencing an overdose crisis driven by fentanyl, related analogues, and
fentanyl-adulterated drugs. In response, there have been increased calls for “safe supply” …

Use of a novel prescribing approach for the treatment of opioid use disorder: Buprenorphine/naloxone micro‐dosing–a case series

R Brar, N Fairbairn, C Sutherland… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction and Aims Buprenorphine/naloxone is an evidence‐based treatment for opioid
use disorder, but an identified limitation is the period of required opioid abstinence prior to …

Service delivery models for injectable opioid agonist treatment in Canada: 2 sequential environmental scans

E Eydt, S Glegg, C Sutherland, K Meador… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) is an emerging evidence-based
option in the continuum of care for opioid use disorder in parts of Canada. Our study objective …