Understanding the lived experience of injection drug use and access to harm reduction services in Northern and smaller urban settings: the case of Sudbury, Ontario
Overview
This study aims to establish a partnership between community members, peer researchers, healthcare providers, and researchers to explore the lived experience of HIV and HCV, injection drug use, and supervised consumption services (SCS) access in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The study utilizes a cross-sectional, qualitative design using ethnographic methods and aims to produce community-informed models of SCS delivery.
Objectives
Bridge community-based research capacity of people who use drugs and harm reduction/healthcare providers through education, training, and research activities
Work collaboratively in describing the local material and social conditions of injection drug use and access to harm reduction services in Greater Sudbury
Examine the needs, conditions, and expectations for SCS in Northern, small urban, and rural areas in Canada.
Outputs
Team Members Involved
Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (Co-Principal Investigator); Lucas Tucker (Research Coordinator); Dawn Cameron, Janet Michaud, Brooke Legault, Kevin McGregor, Guy Seguin (Research Assistants); Renee Rochon (Principal Knowledge User), Heidi Eisenhauer, Amber Fritz, RJ Gardner, Emily Groot, Lisa Long, and Kaela Pelland (Reseau Access Network; Knowledge Users)
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