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addictions medicine

This section includes resources from medical institutions regarding medical treatments for opioid and alcohol use disorders such as medical detoxification, as well as podcasts and videos documenting the lived experiences of people with addictions and resources on harm reduction.
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General

META:PHI Guides (Women's College): Tools and educational resources supporting clinicians providing care to people with substance use disorders in a variety of settings
Podcast: On Drugs
Words Matter: Terms to use and avoid when talking about addiction. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse

medical detoxification protocols 

Protocols for detoxification from alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and opioids, from the University of Toronto’s Psychiatry Hub

alcohol use

Primer on Alcohol Use Disorder from the University of Toronto’s Family Medicine Hub (2-page overview)
Alcohol Use Disorder Tool: Centre for Effective Practice
Reference manual for treating alcohol use disorder: British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

opioid use

UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program : free full course on diagnosing and treating opioid use disorder
Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse: National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder
Module: responding to overdose in a community setting

harm reduction

Podcast: "crackdown"
Hamilton Mutual Aid webinar- mutual aid responses to COVID-19
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  • Home
  • Social Medicine Rotation
  • Clinic Referrals
    • Addiction Services
    • Mobile Medical Care
    • Mental Health Services
    • Harm Reduction Programs
    • Housing and Food Services
    • Specialized Clinics and Medical Services
    • Available Family Doctors in Hamilton
  • Education
    • Addictions Medicine
    • Anti-Racism
    • Incarcerated Patient Health
    • Income Supports
    • Indigenous Health
    • LGBTQ+ Health
    • Refugee Health
  • Student Corner
  • About Us
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • UBC Social Medicine Network
    • uOttawa Social Medicine Network
    • UofA Social Accountability
    • uSask Social Accountability