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Literature Highlight: Unseen Harm and the Paramedic's Role in a Systemic Drug Policy Crisis

Unseen Harm and the Paramedic's Role in a Systemic Drug Policy Crisis Paramedics are often the first clinical contact for people who use drugs (PWUD). How they respond is shaped not only by clinical guidelines, but by legislation, national strategy, and the culture of the organizations they work in. That's the focus of a recent commentary by Joe Frankland, Unseen Harm: The Paramedic's Role in a Systemic Drug Policy Crisis, published in the Journal of Paramedic Practice (2025)

Paramedics for Drug Policy Reform

2 days ago2 min read

Just Published (PREPRINT): Mapping Paramedic Inclusion in Canada's Illicit Drug Strategy Landscape: A Critical Realist-Informed Policy Analysis and Typology

Mapping Paramedic Inclusion in Canada's Illicit Drug Strategy Landscape Paramedics are often the first and sometimes only point of care for people who use drugs (PWUD). Their practice has expanded to include take-home naloxone, referral pathways, and paramedic-initiated treatment. Yet it remains unclear how paramedics are positioned within the policies that shape drug-related care. That's the focus of a new preprint, Mapping Paramedic Inclusion in Canada's Illicit Drug Strate

Paramedics for Drug Policy Reform

2 days ago2 min read