Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Introduction

Welcome! This page contains links to information and resources (e.g., news articles, tools, websites, etc.) related to opioid overdose prevention, treatment for opioid addiction, harm reduction programs, etc. Please scroll down to begin viewing the links. Thank you.

Governments’ response to the crisis

• Canadian Centre on Substance use and Addiction - Joint Statement of Action to Address the Opioid Crisis

• Government of Canada Actions on Opioids: 2016 and 2017 – report

• Ontario’s Strategy to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Overdose

Impact of the crisis

• The Opioid Chapters

• Canadian Institute for Health Information: Opioid related harms in Canada (web page | PDF report).

• Infographic: Opioid-Related Harms in Canada (English | French)

• Toronto Overdose Information System

Resources on overdose prevention

• Toronto overdose information system

• Toronto Public Health: 5 Messages for Reducing Risk of Opioid Overdose
  

• Identifying and responding to opioid overdose

• Toronto public health: Overdose resources

• Opioid overdose prevention and naloxone access working group

• Ontario harm reduction distribution program: information on naloxone

Resources on treatment of opioid use disorder

• CAMH: Making the Choice, Making It Work. Treatment for opioid addiction: client handbook

• Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment
  

• Clinical tools to support opioid use disorder and overdose prevention

Other resources

• Ontario Prescription Opioid Tool

• Opioid resource hub

• Ontario Drug Policy Research Network: Report: Behind the Prescription: A snapshot of opioid use across all Ontarians

• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health: Opioid Evidence Bundle

• Ontario Prescription Opioid Tool

Media articles

• Huffington Post (Canada): Opioid Crisis page
  

• Toronto police should carry naloxone, drug panel says (thestar.com; Aug 3rd)

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