Presented by Marlene Haines on Wednesday, March 27th 2024 and hosted by HRNA/AIIRM.
Description:
With 22 people dying each day as a result of the unregulated toxic drug supply in Canada, novel approaches to care are needed. Importantly, people who use unregulated stimulants have limited options to address their ongoing drug use. A small number of Safer Stimulant Supply programs have been piloted in Canada, which seek to provide a pharmaceutical-grade stimulant medication replacement for the toxic unregulated stimulant supply. Given the paucity of research regarding these programs, in this presentation, Marlene will provide a program overview and describe participant outcomes.
Specifically, first, a high-level summary of Safer Stimulant clinical program information will be provided. This includes an overview of what a Safer Stimulant Supply program is, program intake information, as well as participant inclusion and exclusion criteria. Second, medical chart data for all Safer Stimulant Supply program participants in Ottawa will be presented. This includes participant sociodemographic information, program engagement, as well as comparisons between drug use at intake and their most recent check-in.
In summary, over the course of the program, participants reported an overall decrease to their unregulated stimulant use. Specifically, at program intake and check-in appointments, cocaine use went from a median of 10 points/day to 0 points/day, and crystal methamphetamine use went from a median of 1.5 points/day to 0 points/day. Participants also reported increased access to primary care and infectious disease programs, and improvements to housing status.
Presenter:
Marlene Haines RN PhD(c) is a PhD Candidate in the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa. Her program of research focuses on the drug poisoning crisis, harm reduction, and drug policy. She is also a Registered Nurse with clinical expertise in safer supply programs, injectable opioid agonist therapy, and working with individuals who use substances as well as those who are homeless or unstably housed.
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