Publications by authors named "Farah Jafri"
Introduction: The overdose epidemic continues to be one of the largest public health crises in Canada. Various harm reduction supports have been implemented to curb this epidemic; however, they remain concentrated within urban settings. To address this limitation, overdose response hotlines and applications (ORHA) are novel, technologybased harm reduction services that may reduce drug-related mortality for people who use substances (PWUS) living in rural communities through virtual supervised consumption.
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- Opioid-related deaths have surged by 96% since 2021, disproportionately affecting women and gender-diverse individuals, who face unique barriers in accessing harm reduction services like supervised consumption sites.
- A qualitative study involved 19 interviews with individuals from these demographics in Canada, focusing on their experiences and perceptions of mobile overdose response services (MORSs).
- The findings highlighted that MORSs were favored for their perceived safety, support for parenting concerns, accessibility for sex workers, and the importance of judgment-free, trauma-informed care, suggesting that decriminalization could further enhance service uptake.
Background: Solitary use of substances is a risk factor for substance use-related mortality. Novel e-health harm reduction interventions such as virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) have emerged in North America to improve access to emergency overdose support for people who use substances (PWUS). To date, little research has been published, and the perspectives of PWUS are needed to inform evaluation and policy efforts.
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