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Keep informed on emerging evidence involving paramedic models of care for people who use drugs, as well as drug policy reform initiatives across the world.
PARAMEDIC CARE OF PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
Paramedic Role:
The Paramedic Role in Caring for People Who Use Illicit and Controlled Drugs
Paramedic Education:
An Analysis of Drug-Use Related Curriculum for Paramedic Students in British Columbia, Canada
​Caring for People Who Use Drugs: Best Practices for EMS Providers
Paramedic-Enabled Models of Care:
Emergency Medical Services Utilization of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Narrative Review of the Literature and Analysis of Prehospital Buprenorphine Protocols
A Scoping Review and Consensus Recommendations for Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine (EMS-Bupe) Programs
Legal Authority for Emergency Medical Services to Increase Access to Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Building bridges to outpatient treatment services for post-overdose care via paramedic buprenorphine field initiation
Prehospital Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder by Paramedics: First Year Results of the EMS Buprenorphine Use Pilot
Prehospital Initiation of Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder by Paramedics
Feasibility and Safety of a Paramedic-Directed Prehospital Buprenorphine Initiation Protocol for Acute Opioid Withdrawal
Impact of Administering Buprenorphine to Overdose Survivors Using Emergency Medical Services
Buprenorphine Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by Emergency Medical Services (Bupe FIRST EMS): A Case Series
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Grey Literature and Public Discourse:
Community Paramedicine and Harm Reduction for Substance Abuse
Conference Presentations:
7 Emerging Trends in the Substance Use Literature
Podcast Episodes:
Critical Levels: Substance Use and the Paramedic Role
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CANADA
Government Drug Policies:
The Canadian drugs and substances strategy: The Government of Canada’s approach to substance use related harms and the overdose crisis
Drug Policy Resources:
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
RAND Drug Policy Research
Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
Peer-Reviewed Literature:
‘Drug decriminalization’ in Canada: a plea for a nuanced, evidence-informed, and realistic approach towards improved health outcomes
Urgent and long overdue: legal reform and drug decriminalization in Canada
Emerging Attitudes Regarding Decriminalization: Predictors of Pro-Drug Decriminalization Attitudes in Canada
Books:
More Harm than Good: Drug Policy in Canada
Podcasts
Drugs and Stuff
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UNITED KINGDOM
Government Drug Policies:
UK Government 10 year plan to cut crime and save lives
Drug Policy Resources:
Transform Drug Policy Foundation
The UK Drug Policy Commission
Peer-Reviewed Literature:
An ethical analysis of UK drug policy as an example of a criminal justice approach to drugs: a commentary on the short film Putting UK Drug Policy into Focus
Analysis of the UK Government’s 10-Year Drugs Strategy—a resource for practitioners and policymakers
Books:
Chasing the Scream
Podcasts
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Government Drug Policies:
United States Drug Enforcement Agency
Drug Policy Resources:
Drug Policy Alliance
Peer-Reviewed Literature:
Emerging models of de facto drug policy reforms in the United States
Podcasts
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AUSTRALIA
Government Drug Policies:
Australian National Drug Strategy​
Drug Policy Resources:
Alcohol and Drug Foundation Australia
Peer-Reviewed Literature:
Imaginary Drug Control and the Failures of Contemporary Drug Policy in Australia
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