[HTML][HTML] Why the FUSS (Fentanyl Urine Screen Study)? A cross-sectional survey to characterize an emerging threat to people who use drugs in British Columbia …
A Amlani, G McKee, N Khamis, G Raghukumar… - Harm reduction …, 2015 - Springer
Background Fentanyl-detected illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia (BC) recently
increased dramatically from 13 deaths in 2012 to 90 deaths in 2014, signaling an emerging …
increased dramatically from 13 deaths in 2012 to 90 deaths in 2014, signaling an emerging …
[HTML][HTML] Peer engagement in harm reduction strategies and services: a critical case study and evaluation framework from British Columbia, Canada
AM Greer, SA Luchenski, AA Amlani, K Lacroix… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Engaging people with drug use experience, or ‘peers,’ in decision-making
helps to ensure harm reduction services reflect current need. There is little published on the …
helps to ensure harm reduction services reflect current need. There is little published on the …
A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone program
D Tzemis, D Al-Qutub, A Amlani, S Kesselring… - … Open Access Journal, 2014 - cmajopen.ca
Background In August 2012, the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone (BCTHN) program
was introduced to help to reduce opioid overdose and its consequences. This study …
was introduced to help to reduce opioid overdose and its consequences. This study …
Whole-genome sequencing of measles virus genotypes H1 and D8 during outbreaks of infection following the 2010 Olympic Winter Games reveals viral transmission …
JL Gardy, M Naus, A Amlani, W Chung… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We used whole-genome sequencing to investigate a dual-genotype outbreak of measles
occurring after the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. By sequencing 27 …
occurring after the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. By sequencing 27 …
Drug quality assessment practices and communication of drug alerts among people who use drugs
Y Soukup-Baljak, AM Greer, A Amlani… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Regional health bodies in British Columbia (BC) issue drug alerts to the public
when health risks associated with drug quality are identified, such as increased illicit drug …
when health risks associated with drug quality are identified, such as increased illicit drug …
[HTML][HTML] Pain as a risk factor for substance use: a qualitative study of people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Background People who use drugs have a significantly higher prevalence of chronic non-cancer
pain compared to the general population, yet little is known about how various policy, …
pain compared to the general population, yet little is known about how various policy, …
[HTML][HTML] Participant, peer and PEEP: considerations and strategies for involving people who have used illicit substances as assistants and advisors in research
Background The Peer Engagement and Evaluation Project (PEEP) aimed to engage, inspire,
and learn from peer leaders who represented voices of people who use or have used illicit …
and learn from peer leaders who represented voices of people who use or have used illicit …
Turnagainolides A and B, Cyclic Depsipeptides Produced in Culture by a Bacillus sp.: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Synthesis
…, G Carr, Y Zhang, DE Williams, A Amlani… - Journal of Natural …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Two new cyclic depsipeptides, turnagainolides A (1) and B (2), have been isolated from
laboratory cultures of a marine isolate of Bacillus sp. The structures of 1 and 2, which are simply …
laboratory cultures of a marine isolate of Bacillus sp. The structures of 1 and 2, which are simply …
Peer engagement barriers and enablers: insights from people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Objectives Globally, engaging people who have used drugs, or peers, in decision-making
has been increasingly touted as a best practice approach to developing priorities, programs, …
has been increasingly touted as a best practice approach to developing priorities, programs, …
[HTML][HTML] Qualitative assessment of take-home naloxone program participant and law enforcement interactions in British Columbia
A Deonarine, A Amlani, G Ambrose, JA Buxton - Harm reduction journal, 2016 - Springer
Background The British Columbia take-home naloxone (BCTHN) program has been in
operation since 2012 and has resulted in the successful reversal of over 581 opioid overdoses. …
operation since 2012 and has resulted in the successful reversal of over 581 opioid overdoses. …
