Background and aims The province of British Columbia (BC) Canada has experienced a
rapid increase in illicit drug overdoses and deaths during the last 4 years, with a provincial …

The role that environmental factors play in driving HIV and STI transmission risk among
street-involved youth has not been well examined. We examined factors associated with number …

This study investigated the burden of illness associated with 440 cases of Salmonella
enterica serotype Typhimurium infection identified in Canada between December 1999 and …

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 …

Background The overdose epidemic has been exacerbated by a dramatic increase in deaths
involving illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF). Drug checking is a novel strategy to identify …

Rationale: As the life expectancy for individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) continues to improve,
an emphasis on optimizing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become increasingly …

Background & Aims Direct-acting antiviral therapies (DAA) are an important tool for hepatitis
C virus (HCV) elimination. However, reinfection among people who inject drugs (PWID) may …

… , Sarah Kesselring and Jane Buxton were responsible for the qualitative analysis. Ashraf
Amlani and Jane Buxton were responsible for the quantitative analysis. Jane Buxton was the …

Health policies and programs are increasingly being driven by people from the community
to more effectively address their needs. While a large body of evidence supports peer …

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 …