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Supporting people who use substances - A brief guide for friends and family [English] Permalink Public

Helping people address their substance use involves helping them express and reach their goals. Anyone who has contact with people who may be using substances in harmful or risky ways has a unique opportunity to influence the way they think and feel about their use, and help them make changes to reduce the harms they are experiencing or causing in others. (English)

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Promoting Health and Wellness for Clients and their Families [English] Permalink Public

This fact sheet discusses the reasoning and benefits behind Fraser Health's stand on harm reduction, as well as related services available to clients and their families. (English) Black & White

Catalogue Number:
262645
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Disposing of Needles Safely [English] Permalink Public

Steps to guide safe community disposal of inappropriately discarded needles. (English) Colour

Catalogue Number:
264356
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Substance Use: buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This is a document that has been adapted from the one that is currently with the buprenorphine/naloxone induction package. Minor changes have been made but this one should be with the take home suboxone information, as there have been some edits to the opening box that would only apply to take home suboxone and not a hospital induction. (English) Colour

Catalogue Number:
265745
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Substance Use: Supervised Consumption Service (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

For people admitted to Surrey Memorial Hospital on a nursing unit. Describes the opportunity to use Quibble Creek safe consumption site while in the hospital. (English) Colour

Catalogue Number:
266229
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Opioids for Pain After Surgery: Your Questions Answered [English] Permalink Public

5 Questions to ask about opioids (narcotics) prescribed after your surgery. (English)

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Opioid Medicines: Information for Patients and Families [English] Permalink Public

To comply with Part C, Division 1 of the Food and Drug Regulations for drugs on Part A of the "List of Opioids", pharmacists and practitioners must provide this patient information handout from Health Canada at the time of giving an opioid drug when going home from the hospital or on a temporary pass. We must also put a warning sticker to the drug package of an opioid. Warning stickers - order from stores #478552. (English)

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Substance Use: Take Home Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) [English] Permalink Public

Instructions for when to take, how to take, and how it works. Also includes list of Opiate Agonist Treatment Clinics. (English) Colour

Catalogue Number:
266155
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Childhood Sexual Abuse - A Mental Health Issue [English] Permalink Public

Childhood sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on the victims throughout their childhood and into adulthood. The fact sheet outlines the lasting effects this can have and the available treatments for survivors of this abuse. (English)

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Understanding Substance Use [English] Permalink Public

Psychoactive substances include alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, some medications, and caffeine. How these substances are used, how often they are used, how much is used, and the settings in which they are used all contribute to how each substance affects the body and mind. This fact sheet provides examples of this and information on how to minimize the harm associated with using these substances. (English)

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