An Environmental Scan of Drug-Checking Services in Canada: Final Report
Publication date:
2024
Author:
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Provides a snapshot of the drug-checking services landscape in Canada, including existing capacities and gaps. The report describes the nuanced barriers, needs and recommendations on how to improve drug-checking service provision and enhance accessibility, quality and effectiveness of drug-checking services in Canada.
Three Key Points You Will Find in the Document:
- Regional distribution of drug-checking services
- Operational characteristics of drug-checking services
- Themes from key-informant interviews on the needs and challenges around implementing drug-checking services in Canada.