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Stimulus Connect 12: Les avantages des stimulants

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13 mai 2021

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Au Canada, les discussions sur les drogues se concentrent souvent sur le danger de consommer des drogues du marché illégal. Toutefois, il y a des preuves qui suggèrent le contraire.

Le Dr Carl Hart mentionne que “80 à 90 % des gens ne sont pas affectés de façon négative par les drogues, mais dans la littérature scientifique, presque 100% des rapports sont négatifs”. 

Joignez-vous à nous pour le Connect sur les avantages de prendre des stimulants.

Ressources

  1. Nouvelles (en anglais) : New project tests harm reduction strategies for methamphetamine use in hospitals, 26 avril 2021
  2. Nouvelles (en anglais) : New study looks at how to address methamphetamine use through harm reduction in hospitals, 23 avril 2021
  3. Nouvelles (en anglais) : On Canada’s East Coast, an Unexplained Influx of Pure Cocaine, 25 mars 2021
  4. Nouvelles (en anglais) : Doctors Call For Safer Cocaine Supply, 3 mars 2021
  5. Méfaits associés aux opioïdes et aux stimulants au Canada, Mars 2021
  6. Regarder (en anglais) : Narratives of Meth, Crime and Punishment in a Time of ‘Crisis’, 26 février 2021
  7. Article scientifique (en anglais) : Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic, 10 janvier 2020
  8. Rapport (en anglais) : The Crystal Methamphetamine Project, Novembre 2020
  9. Ressource internationale (en anglais) : How to Regulate Stimulants, 20 octobre 2020
  10. Article scientifique (en anglais) : Pharmacotherapeutic strategies for treating cocaine use disorder—what do we have to offer?, 4 septembre 2020
  11. Article scientifique (en anglais) : Prescription psychostimulants for the treatment of stimulant use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 29 juin 2020
  12. Regarder (en anglais) : Crystal Meth Webinar Series 2020 du Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy
  13. Rapport (en anglais) : Informing Responses to Harms Related to Methamphetamine Use with Lessons from Public Health Crises, 2020
  14. Rapport (en anglais) : Methamphetamine, the Respiratory System and COVID-19, 2020
  15. Article scientifique (en anglais) : CATCH Amphetamine for Cocaine Use Disorder Nuijten et al. Lancet 2016, 22 mars 2016
  16. Article scientifique (en anglais) : Sustained-release dexamfetamine in the treatment of chronic cocaine-dependent patients on heroin-assisted treatment: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 28 mai 2016
  17. Article scientifique (en anglais) : Extended-Release Mixed Amphetamine Salts vs Placebo
    for Comorbid Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Cocaine Use Disorder, Juin 2015
  18. Brochure (en anglais) : A Guide to Staying Off Crystal for a Day or Longer: Practical tips from gay and bisexual men, 2013
  19. Article scientifique (en anglais) : A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Sustained-Release Dextroamphetamine for Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction, 22 décembre 2010
  20. (En anglais) 10 Facts About Methamphetamines
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Stimulus Connect 12: Benefits of Stimulants

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May 13, 2021

In Canada, drug discussions are often centred around how using drugs from the illegal market is dangerous. However, there is much evidence to suggest otherwise.

“Eighty to 90 percent of people are not negatively affected by drugs, but in the scientific literature nearly 100 percent of the reports are negative,” Dr. Carl Hart said.

Join us as we connect about the benefits of taking stimulants.

Resources

  1. News: New project tests harm reduction strategies for methamphetamine use in hospitals, April 26, 2021
  2. News: New study looks at how to address methamphetamine use through harm reduction in hospitals, April 23, 2021
  3. News: On Canada’s East Coast, an Unexplained Influx of Pure Cocaine, March 25, 2021
  4. News: Doctors Call For Safer Cocaine Supply, March 3, 2021
  5. Webpage: Opioid and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada, March, 2021
  6. Watch: Narratives of Meth, Crime and Punishment in a Time of ‘Crisis’, February 26, 2021
  7. Journal Article: Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic, January 10, 2020
  8. Report: The Crystal Methamphetamine Project, November 2020
  9. International Resource: How to Regulate Stimulants, October 20, 2020
  10. Journal Article: Pharmacotherapeutic strategies for treating cocaine use disorder—what do we have to offer?, September 4, 2020
  11. Journal Article: Prescription psychostimulants for the treatment of stimulant use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, June 29, 2020
  12. Watch: Crystal Meth Webinar Series 2020 from the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy
  13. Report: Informing Responses to Harms Related to Methamphetamine Use with Lessons from Public Health Crises, 2020
  14. Report: Methamphetamine, the Respiratory System and COVID-19, 2020
  15. Journal Article: CATCH Amphetamine for Cocaine Use Disorder Nuijten et al. Lancet 2016, March 22, 2016
  16. Journal Article: Sustained-release dexamfetamine in the treatment of chronic cocaine-dependent patients on heroin-assisted treatment: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, May 28, 2016
  17. Journal Article: Extended-Release Mixed Amphetamine Salts vs Placebo
    for Comorbid Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Cocaine Use Disorder, June 2015
  18. Brochure: A Guide to Staying Off Crystal for a Day or Longer: Practical tips from gay and bisexual men, 2013
  19. Journal Article: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Sustained-Release Dextroamphetamine for Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction, December 22, 2010
  20.  International Resource – 10 Facts About Methamphetamines