Drug decriminalization: a co-designed study outlining the implications for providers of youth services
Service providers said that decriminalization is "a step in the right direction, but not enough." Additional youth-centred policies and services are needed to address the drug toxicity crisis in BC, and service providers and people who use drugs need a seat at the table to inform, design, and implement policies that will impact youth who use drugs.
Authors
- Skye Barbic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7076-2452)
- Kirsten Marchand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-7222)
- Nicole Y. Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-188X)
- Lyn Heinemann
- Jennifer Suen
- Sylvia Lai
- Sarah Adair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2251-2106)
- Una Liao
Institutions
- University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
- Providence Health Care (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Spinal Cord Injury BC (CA)
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01320-x
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00