Opportunities and challenges for implementing drug checking services in British Columbia, Canada: A qualitative study
Alongside structural reforms that address the underlying contextual factors that influence implementation (e.g., decriminalization of drugs, increased funding for DCS), centering community expertise throughout implementation is critical to the success of DCS. Our findings provide important insights into how BC can successfully implement systems-level harm reduction interventions and offer insights for other jurisdictions in their implementation of DCS.
Authors
- Lianping Ti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-438X)
- Koharu Loulou Chayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-7750)
- Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira
- Rod Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-1584)
- Pierre-Julien Coulaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-4759)
- Geoff Bardwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-7681)
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104560
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Fonds de recherche du Québec
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research