Projects

Featured Projects

The Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study

What is a Managed Alcohol Program (MAP)? Where are they being implemented? Are they effective? CISUR is leading CMAPS, a Canada-wide study on Managed Alcohol Programs.

Reducing Stigma in Primary Care Project

CISUR's Reducing Stigma in Primary Care Project brings together people who use or have used substances, academic researchers, physicians, and health planners to develop a model of safe primary care for this population.

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research is committed to both conducting high-quality research and contributing to constructive communication and cooperation between producers, intermediaries and users of various types of knowledge. This knowledge is vital to the implementation of evidence-based policy and practice related to substance use, addiction and related harms in our province and beyond. Ultimately, we aim to promote health for everyone in our society. This involves attention to

- the epidemiology of substance use,
- population level and the setting of specific health promotion strategies, and
- treatment systems and innovative intervention programs.

Active projects

The following is a current A-Z list of active projects. You can also view information on some of the archived projects CISUR has been involved in previously.

Title	Researchers
Youth Experiences Project: Police discretion with youth who use illicit substances	MacDonald, Scott Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Cindy Hardy Dr. Eric Roth Dr. Scot Wortley Jansson, Mikael Dr. Steven Baron Stockwell, Tim Dr. Zina Lee Reist, Dan Benoit, Cecilia Dr. Nathan Lachowsky Urbanoski, Karen Dr. Marion Selfridge Dr. Kiffer Card
Visions: BC's mental health and addictions journal	Reist, Dan Reimer, B.
Evaluation of the public health impacts of Systembolaget, the Swedish government alcohol monopoly	Stockwell, Tim Chikritzhs, T. Andreasson, S. Angus, C. Holder, H. Holmes, J. Lemar, P. Makela, P. Meier, P. Norstrom, T. Ramstedt, M. Dr. Adam Sherk
Reducing Stigma in Primary Care	Urbanoski, Karen Dr. Bernie Pauly Wallace, Bruce Elizabeth Hartney, Royal Roads Inglis, Dakota Fred Cameron (Umbrella Society) Grant Schlotter (SOLID Outreach Society) Conor Rosen (Umbrella Society) Paige Phillips (Community Researcher, SOLID Outreach Society) Troy Haddad (Community Researcher, Umbrella Society) Bryn Meadows (Royal Roads University) Jennifer Cartwright (BC Support Unit Vancouver Island Centre) Taylor Hainstock (BC Support Unit Vancouver Island Centre) Devin Lynn (Manager, MHSU, Island Health) Cindy Trytten (Director, Research and Capacity Building, Island Health) Bill Bullock (Victoria Division of Family Practice) Catriona Park (Collaborator, Victoria Division of Family Practice) Cater, J. Hancock, C.
Socio-cultural and environmental health risks and resilience among street-based women and transgender sex workers	Orchard, T. Benoit, Cecilia Burch, M. Mohoney, R. Oliver, V.
Sex workers as educators: networking HIV prevention strategies	Benoit, Cecilia Reading, C. Jansson, Mikael Atchison, C. Shumka, Leah Phillips, Rachel Potvin, N. Clouthier, D. Salvati, S. Belle-Isle, Lynne
Alcohol and other drug screening and education	Reist, Dan Dyck, Tim
The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: A structural intervention impacting health equity for sex workers	Benoit, Cecilia Jansson, Mikael Atchison, C. Reist, Dan Abel, G. Aveline, D. Casey, L. Field, E. Magnus, S. Orchard, T. Phillips, Rachel Reimer, W. Shaver, F.
Preventing and reducing harms of substance use in homeless shelter programs	Wallace, Bruce McTavish, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly
P2P: Peer 2 Peer Support	Buxton, Jane Dr. Bernie Pauly
Opioid overdose crisis response	Reist, Dan Reimer, B. Dyck, Tim Remocker, Catriona
Opioid Dialogues	Reist, Dan Bodner, Nicole Dyck, Tim
Northern Territories Alcohol Labels Study	Erin Hobin Stockwell, Tim Hammond, D. Greenfield, T. Paradis, C. Vallance, Kate Manson, H. Rosella, L. Shokar, S. Schoueri-Mychasiw, N. McGavock, J. Zhao, Jinhui
The Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study (CMAPS)	Dr. Bernie Pauly Stockwell, Tim Wettlaufer, Ashley Chow, Clifton Vallance, Kate Meaghan Brown Brittany Graham There are over 50 additional co-investigators, knowledge users, collaborators, students and community partners working with us on the study.
Let's talk about Vaping	Reist, Dan Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Jenei, K.
Island Health alcohol and other drug treatment services	Bosley, L. MacDonald, Scott Urbanoski, Karen Misri, N. Joordens, C.
Investing in Police and Non-Profit Organizational Partnerships to Enhance Responses to Sexual Assault of Sex Workers	Phillips, Rachel Benoit, Cecilia
Implementing innovations in drug checking: A harm reduction pilot in response to illicit drug overdose	Hore, D. Wallace, Bruce
An Indigenous equity lens for public health	Loppie, C. Carriere, J. Kent, A. MacDonald, Marjorie Dr. Bernie Pauly
iMinds gambling education	Reist, Dan Nicolussi, Gaëlle Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Bodner, Nicole Andrew, C. Reimer, B. Pozer, J.
iMinds drug education	Reist, Dan Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Nicolussi, Gaëlle Bodner, Nicole Andrew, C. Reimer, B.
Here to Help (information products)	Reist, Dan Reimer, B. Remocker, Catriona
Helping schools	Reist, Dan Andrew, C. Reimer, Bette Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Bodner, Nicole Nicolussi, Gaëlle
Helping communities	Reist, Dan Reimer, B. Dyck, Tim Andrew, C. Bodner, Nicole
Healthy relationships with food and substances on campus	Reist, Dan Dyck, Tim Reimer, Bette Remocker, Catriona Streatch, S. Hudson, M. Hine, S. Kohl, L.
Healthy mothers, healthy families: Evaluating integrated treatment for pregnant and parenting women with addictions	Urbanoski, Karen Milligan, K. Henderson, J. Niccols, A. Gomes, T. de Oliveira, C. Cain-Moroz, D. Hume, L. Acco Weston, N.
Healthy Minds \| Healthy Campuses	Morris, J. Reist, Dan Remocker, Catriona Dyck, Tim Joosse, S. Streatch, S.
Gender, violence and health: Contexts of vulnerabilities, resiliencies and care among people in the sex industry	Benoit, Cecilia Abel, G. Atchison, C. Davies, S. Goodyear, M. Hallgrimsdottir, H. Jansson, Mikael McCarthy, B. Pacey, K. Phillips, Rachel Reist, Dan Shabna, A. Shannon, K., Shaver, F. Spittal, P,
Gambling online resource	Reist, Dan Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Reimer, Bette Nicolussi, Gaëlle
From research to practice: addressing the gaps in entry-to-practice HIV nursing competencies in Canada	Marilou Gagnon Phillips, C. Caine, V. Anand, R. McGinn, M. O’Bryne, P. Bungay, V. Rickards, T. Dela Cruz, A. Dr. Bernie Pauly DePadua, A.
Feasibility check: Expansion of drug checking to reach people who use alone and reduce overdose in private residences	Wallace, Bruce Charlie, P. Hore, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly
Evaluation of an inpatient Addictions Medicine Consult Service in Island Health	Urbanoski, Karen Hering, R. Jankowski, T. Inglis, Dakota
An evaluation of the public health and safety impacts of the 2014 BC Liquor Law reforms	Stockwell, Tim Dr. Adam Sherk
Working together: evaluating an integrated model of care for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems	Dr. Bernie Pauly Lynn, D. Amderson, M. Barber, Katrina Goble, C. Hall, S. Hobbs, H. Jensen, K. Thomas, S. Thompson, T. Wallace, Bruce
Estimating the impact of alcohol use on health harms and the effects of having different price policies in Quebec	Stockwell, Tim Dr. Adam Sherk
Equity Oriented Primary Healthcare Interventions for Marginalized Populations: Addressing Structural Inequities and Structural Violence (EQUIP)	Browne, A. Varcoe, C. Ford-Gilboe, M. Dr. Bernie Pauly Campbell, P. Godwin, O. Jackson, B. Krause, M. Littlejohn, D. Pahal, P. Varley, L. Wallace, Bruce Ward, C. Whynot, E. Herbert, C. Lavoie, J. MacDonald, Marjorie Syme, V. Tu, D. Wathen, N. Wong, S.
Drug checking: Engaged research on implementations in response to overdose	Wallace, Bruce Hore, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly
Equity lens in public health (ELPH) reducing health inequities: The contribution of core public health services in BC	Dr. Bernie Pauly MacDonald, Marjorie Wallace, Bruce Hancock, T. Ostry, A. George, A. Wharf Higgins, J. Marcellus, L. Hayes, M. Carroll, S. Corneil, T.
Clearing the air: a systematic review of the evidence on the harms and benefits of e-cigarettes and vapour devices	MacDonald, Marjorie Stockwell, Tim Rene O'Leary Reist, Dan
Developing an Internet based resource for reporting alcohol attributable harm in Australia	Stockwell, Tim
The economic costs of substance use in Canada (CSUCH)	Stockwell, Tim Matthew Young MacDonald, Scott Dr. Adam Sherk Wallingford, S. Sorge, J. Kent, P. Dorocicz, J. Fairbank, J. Zhao, Jinhui
Compulsory addiction treatment: toward evidence-based policy and practice	Urbanoski, Karen Hering, R. MacDonald, Scott Wild, T.C.
Changing the culture of substance use on campus	Reist, Dan Dyck, Tim Remocker, Catriona Joosse, S. Streatch, S. Morris, J.
Let's Talk Cannabis	Reist, Dan Dyck, Tim Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari
Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey	Manske, S. MacDonald, Marjorie Thompson, J. Thompson-Haile, A. Zehr, W. MacKenzie, A. McGrath, E. Card, A. Asbridge, M. Mancuso, M. Murnaghan, D. Montreuil, A. Bourhis, R. Muhajarine, N. Wild, C. Schonlau, M. Brown, S. Elton-Marshall, T. MacDonald, J. Turner, D.
Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE)	Stockwell, Tim Norman Geisbrecht Wettlaufer, Ashley Vallance, Kate Chow, Clifton Nicole April Mark Asbridge Callaghan, Russell Samantha Cukier Geoff Hynes Robert Mann Thompson, Kara Robert Solomon Robert Strang Thomas, Gerald Andrew Murie
Building capacity for effective drug education	Reist, Dan Andrew, Cindy Reimer, Bette Dr. Mahboubeh Asgari Bodner, Nicole Nicolussi, Gaëlle Jackson, N.
Beyond the ‘missing women inquiry’: Empowering sex workers as social justice advocates	Benoit, Cecilia
BC Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) monitoring project	Urbanoski, Karen Dr. Bernie Pauly Stockwell, Tim Wallace, Bruce Vallance, Kate Chow, Clifton Zhao, Jinhui Dorocicz, J.
An estimation of the health and economic costs of alcohol use in Finland and the impact on these of the privatization of the Finnish government alcohol monopoly, Alko	Stockwell, Tim Angus, C. Chaloupla, F. Chikritzhs, T. Holmes, J. Meier, P. Naimi, T. Norstrom, T. Ramstedt, M. Dr. Adam Sherk Simpura, J. Sorge, J.
Evaluating the Impact of Minimum Pricing in Saskatchewan on Crime and Health Outcomes	Stockwell, Tim Callaghan, Russell MacDonald, Scott Zhao, Jinhui Sherk, A.
Alcohol, energy drinks and other stimulants: An emergency room study assessing the effects of gender, context and substance use on injury risk	Stockwell, Tim Cherpitel, Cheryl MacDonald, Scott Brubacher, Jeff Brache, K. Vallance, Kate Zhao, Jinhui Maclure, M.
Systematic error and confounding: Meta-analyses of alcohol and disease	Chikritzhs, T. Stockwell, Tim Naimi, T. Zhao, Jinhui
The promotion of alcohol consumption in bars through social media: an assessment of compliance of digital promotions with traditional alcohol advertising regulations in Canada	Goatley, S. Stockwell, Tim Paradis, C.
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