Comprehensive substance use services within primary care settings: The Safer Opioid Supply program at London InterCommunity Health Centre
Positive health and social outcomes demonstrate the utility of embedding comprehensive substance use services within a primary health care model to address health and social complexity among people who use drugs amid the continuing toxic drug crisis. Responding to an increasingly volatile unregulated supply of drugs, having limited medication options, and providing comprehensive care without long-term funding remain ongoing challenges.
Authors
- Bernie Pauly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-1383)
- Karen Urbanoski
- Gillian Kolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5743-7153)
- Kaitlin Fajber
- Andrea Sereda
- Cynthia D. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-9054)
- Sean Warren
- Greg Nash
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-025-01006-8
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research