Defining a public health approach to substance use: insights from a systematic scoping review and conceptual framework development approach
Our coherent and comprehensive framework incorporates international literature and is informed by contemporary values and goals with the aim of promoting a consensus understanding of this critical practice area. This framework can guide efforts to design, implement, and evaluate public health interventions that maximize benefits and mitigate harm associated with psychoactive substances.
Authors
- Garrison J. B. Dyck
- Sandy Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-3880)
- Holly Mathias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0094-2466)
- Brynn Kosteniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0125-3539)
- Lexis R. Galarneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3455-5090)
- Tariq Z. Issa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-5225)
- Elaine Hyshka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5785-8890)
- Kelsey A. Speed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-5209)
- Juan Carlos Ocampo Alvarado
- Brian Emerson
- Anna Markov
- Ethan Candler
- Jean-François Crépault
- Javiera Navarrete
- R. Marcus Hammond
- Nicole D. Gehring
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- Capital District Health Authority (CA)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25402-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
- Canada Research Chairs
- Killam Trusts