Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada
Implementation and access to risk mitigation prescribing in Northern BC was limited, with region-specific applicability challenges and a health service delivery model that was not able to sufficiently meet the unique service needs of IPWUD. Demonstrating Northern ingenuity, peer groups, harm reduction community champions, and telehealth services were identified as stopgap measures that promoted access and reduced inequitable implementation within the region.
Authors
- Shawn Wood
- Brittany Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-3345)
- Alexa Norton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3226-3003)
- Bernie Pauly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-1383)
- Louise Meilleur
- Karen Urbanoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-3546)
- Celeste Macevicius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-9547)
- Bohdan Nosyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-3718)
- Nel Wieman
- Katherine Hogan
- Katt Cadieux
Institutions
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (CA)
- Royal Roads University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2024-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104679
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77