Working collectively to respond to substance use challenges in the qathet region
Overview
Rural and remote communities are disproportionately and differently impacted by the ongoing overdose crisis. There is minimal research on drug use and related services in rural BC. Community-based research is needed to help further understand facilitators and barriers to opioid agonist treatment access as well as impacts on health outcomes in coastal communities across the qathet region.
Objectives
Describe the social, structural, and environmental factors that affect overdose risk and other substance use-related harms in rural settings
Understand the rural-specific challenges faced by people who use drugs in accessing opioid agonist treatments in the qathet
Address systems level challenges to increase access to and delivery of opioid agonist treatments
Outputs
Team Members Involved
Amreetha Jayathilake (research coordinator); Manal Mansoor (former research coordinator); Kathryn Colby, Marlane Paul, Ellery Cleveland, Kate Hodgson, and qathet Community Action Team (Knowledge users)
Funded by
Community Partners
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