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Substance use refers to the consumption of alcohol, cannabis, opioids or other drugs. Substance use may lead to substance use disorders, overdose, infectious diseases or other complications. Reducing the harms associated with substance use can prevent injury, illness or death. We provide expertise and tools to help you plan substance use programs, research and policies.

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Report

This resource, led by the Ontario Network of People Who Use Drugs, provides information to better understand current challenges with existing substance use-related harm (SRH) alerts, and how SRH information is shared for action.

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Report

This resource, led by the Ontario Network of People who Use Drugs, provides tools and strategies that could make it safer for people who use drugs to share information and navigate services and resources around them.

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Rapid Review

Compares unlimited distribution versus restrictions on needles and syringe distribution for harm reduction, and the impact on population health and safety for people who inject drugs and their communities.

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Published 8 May 2024

Report

This report is a descriptive cross-sectional study that analyzes trends and characteristics among individuals who died of an alcohol, stimulant, benzodiazepine, or opioid toxicity in Ontario.

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Updated 8 April 2024

Interactive Report

Explore the most recent opioid-related morbidity and mortality data including emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths.

PHU and LHIN data from 2003 onward.

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Updated 22 May 2024

Data and Analysis

Learn about the Community Opioid/Overdose Capacity Building project (COM-CAP), a four-year project funded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addiction Program.

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Updated 19 July 2023

 

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Public Health Perspective on Supporting Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion

This Rounds highlights a unique and more intentional system approach, which is needed to support early mental health, to optimize the outcomes across a child’s lifetime.

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 9 July 2024
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