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From: Laurie Edmiston, CATIE <mailer at catie.ca>
Date: Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 7:08 AM
Subject: CATIE Quarterly: Harm Reduction
To: Shelly Tognazzini <shetognazzini at gmail.com>


New developments have prompted us to think more broadly about the concept
of harm reduction.
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Harm reduction has been a cornerstone of the HIV and hepatitis C response
since the early days of the epidemics. Despite initial skepticism and
resistance, needle and syringe programs are now widely accepted as an
effective public health intervention. But new developments in drug use
patterns and the health issues facing people who use drugs have prompted us
to think more broadly about the concept of harm reduction.

Canada is in the midst of an overdose crisis, which has already taken the
lives of 9,000 people in less than three years
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The culprit is a poisoned drug supply, which needle and syringe programs
cannot resolve. The solutions are more complicated, and require radical
changes to how we deliver harm reduction services and how we address drug
use as a society.

We have also seen how drug use relates to HIV and hepatitis C beyond
needles and syringes. Studies of gay and bisexual men have found
associations between sexualized drug use ("Party and Play" or "chemsex")
and HIV and hepatitis C transmission, even in the absence of injection
drugs.

These are just two examples that illustrate the urgent need to expand our
harm reduction approaches in order to meet the health needs of people who
use drugs. In this issue of the *CATIE Quarterly*, we spotlight key
resources to update our harm reduction knowledge for 2019 and improve our
programs for people who use drugs.
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*Tackling the root causes of Canada's overdose crisis*
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by Gillian Kolla and Laurie Edmiston

Imagine 11 Canadians fatally poisoned every day, with the death toll
climbing every year. Imagine hospitals across the country dealing with a
27% surge in admissions to treat these poisonings, and a 73% increase in
emergency room visits in Ontario alone. Now imagine that these poisonings
had killed more Canadians in the past two years than the first decade of
the AIDS epidemic. Read more...
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*Gay men, substance use and harm reduction: it’s time to act*
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by Dane Griffiths

Harm reduction and gay men’s HIV prevention could be considered two
historic elements in our HIV response that have long stood separate from
one another. Traditionally, HIV prevention with gay men focused on sexual
risk, while harm reduction focused on risks associated with injection drug
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HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES FROM CATIE
[image: Biomedical prevention for people who inject drugs]
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BIOMEDICAL PREVENTION FOR PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS
[image: Case study: Supervised consumption site]
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CASE STUDY: SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE
[image: Supervised consumption services and overdose prevention sites]
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SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SERVICES AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION SITES
[image: Party and Play (chemsex) in Canada)]
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PARTY AND PLAY (CHEMSEX) IN CANADA
[image: Webinar: Hepatitis C and people who use drugs]
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WEBINAR: HEPATITIS C AND PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
[image: Best Practices for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs]
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BEST PRACTICES FOR CANADIAN HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS
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CATIE INTERVIEWS DR. JULIE BRUNEAU ABOUT HEPATITIS C AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE
DRUGS
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*PrEP to Prevent HIV: Your Questions Answered
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This client brochure is for people who are at risk for HIV. It answers
commonly asked questions about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and contains
key messages on access, effectiveness and monitoring, including information
for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding/chestfeeding and trans people.
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*Canada's Progress on 90-90-90 Targets
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(infographic poster)
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This colourful infographic poster illustrates Canada's progress on
achieving the 90-90-90 targets for HIV testing, treatment and viral
suppression, based on 2016 estimates from the Public Health Agency of
Canada.
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*TreatmentUpdate 229
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*TreatmentUpdate* is CATIE’s flagship treatment digest. In each issue,
Science and Medicine Editor Sean Hosein reviews the latest developments in
HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C research and treatment. In this issue: anti-HIV
agents.
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