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	Dr. Scott Macdonald Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Eric Roth Dr. Scot Wortley Dr. Mikael Jansson Dr. Steven Baron Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Zina Lee Dan Reist Dr. Cecilia Benoit Dr. Nathan Lachowsky Dr. Karen Urbanoski Dr. Marion Selfridge Dr. Kiffer Card Dr. Alissa Greer
Visions: BC's mental health and addictions journal	Dan Reist Reimer, B.
Reducing Stigma in Primary Care	Dr. Karen Urbanoski Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Bruce Wallace Elizabeth Hartney, Royal Roads Fred Cameron (SOLID Outreach) 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. Dr. Cecilia Benoit Burch, M. Mohoney, R. Oliver, V.
“Smoking is better than taking pills”: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Cannabis Use and Symptom Management Among People Living with HIV	Dr. Marilou Gagnon Guta, Adrian Belle-Isle, Lynne Nickerson, Jason W. Strike, Carol J. Dr. Zach Walsh Ware, Mark A.
Sex workers as educators: networking HIV prevention strategies	Dr. Cecilia Benoit Reading, C. Dr. Mikael Jansson Atchison, C. Shumka, Leah Dr. Rachel Phillips Potvin, N. Clouthier, D. Salvati, S. Belle-Isle, Lynne
Alcohol and other drug screening and education	Dan Reist Dyck, Tim
The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: A structural intervention impacting health equity for sex workers	Dr. Cecilia Benoit Dr. Mikael Jansson Atchison, C. Dan Reist Abel, G. Aveline, D. Casey, L. Field, E. Magnus, S. Orchard, T. Dr. Rachel Phillips Reimer, W. Shaver, F.
Preventing and reducing harms of substance use in homeless shelter programs	Dr. Bruce Wallace McTavish, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly
P2P: Peer 2 Peer Support	Buxton, Jane Dr. Bernie Pauly
Opioid Dialogues	Dan Reist Pankratz, Nicole Dyck, Tim
Northern Territories Alcohol Labels Study	Dr. Erin Hobin Dr. Tim Stockwell Hammond, D. Greenfield, T. Paradis, C. Vallance, Kate Weerasinghe, A. Rosella, L. Shokar, S. Schoueri-Mychasiw, N. McGavock, J. Dr. Jinhui Zhao
The Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study (CMAPS)	Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Tim Stockwell 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.
Managed alcohol and cannabis substitution: A feasibility study	Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Tim Stockwell Sutherland, Christy Dr. Gerald Thomas Dr. Bruce Wallace Dr. Karen Urbanoski Dr. Russel Callaghan Crabtree, Alexis Dr. Jinhui Zhao Jordan, Michelle Keating, Katie MacDonald, Patty Page, Scott Kuhelke, Ron MacQuatt, Ray Muckle, Wendy Manuel, Nelson McGuinness, Julie Phillips, Jack Wishart, Michelle
Let's talk about Vaping	Dan Reist Asgari, Mahboubeh Jenei, K.
Investing in Police and Non-Profit Organizational Partnerships to Enhance Responses to Sexual Assault of Sex Workers	Dr. Rachel Phillips Dr. Cecilia Benoit
The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies	Dr. Adam Sherk Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Jürgen Rehm Sam Churchill Dorocicz, J. Dr. Kevin Shield
Integration of HIV and Hepatitis C Care in Overdose Prevention Sites: What are the Gaps?	Dr. Marilou Gagnon Guta, Adrian Dr. Gillian Kolla Dr. Bernie Pauly
Implementing innovations in drug checking: A harm reduction pilot in response to illicit drug overdose	Hore, D. Dr. Bruce Wallace
Here to Help (information products)	Dan Reist Reimer, B. Remocker, Catriona
Helping schools	Dan Reist Andrew, C. Reimer, Bette Asgari, Mahboubeh Pankratz, Nicole Nicolussi, Gaelle
Helping communities	Dan Reist Reimer, B. Dyck, Tim Andrew, C. Pankratz, Nicole
Healthy mothers, healthy families: Evaluating integrated treatment for pregnant and parenting women with addictions	Dr. Karen Urbanoski 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. Dan Reist Remocker, Catriona Dyck, Tim Joosse, S. Streatch, S.
Gender, violence and health: Contexts of vulnerabilities, resiliencies and care among people in the sex industry	Dr. Cecilia Benoit Abel, G. Atchison, C. Davies, S. Goodyear, M. Hallgrimsdottir, H. Dr. Mikael Jansson McCarthy, B. Pacey, K. Dr. Rachel Phillips Dan Reist Shabna, A. Shannon, K., Shaver, F. Spittal, P,
Gambling online resource	Dan Reist Asgari, Mahboubeh Reimer, Bette Nicolussi, Gaelle
Exploring the Ethical Tensions and Professional Implications of Incentivized Health Care: The Case of HIV	Dr. Marilou Gagnon Guta, Adrian Bungay, Victoria A. Murray, Stuart J. Upshur, Ross E.
Feasibility check: Expansion of drug checking to reach people who use alone and reduce overdose in private residences	Dr. Bruce Wallace Charlie, P. Hore, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly
Evaluation of an inpatient Addictions Medicine Consult Service in Island Health	Dr. Karen Urbanoski Hering, R. Jankowski, T. Inglis, Dakota
An evaluation of the public health and safety impacts of the 2014 BC Liquor Law reforms	Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Adam Sherk Dr. Jinhui Zhao Sam Churchill
Estimation of impacts on premature death, injury and hospitalisation of alternative approaches to federal alcohol taxes	Dr. Tim Stockwell Sam Churchill Sorge, Justin Dr. Adam Sherk
Estimating the impact of alcohol use on health harms and the effects of having different price policies in Quebec	Dr. Tim Stockwell 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. Dr. Bruce Wallace Ward, C. Whynot, E. Herbert, C. Lavoie, J. Dr. Marjorie MacDonald Syme, V. Tu, D. Wathen, N. Wong, S.
Drug checking: Engaged research on implementations in response to overdose	Dr. Bruce Wallace 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 Dr. Marjorie MacDonald Dr. Bruce Wallace 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	Dr. Marjorie MacDonald Dr. Tim Stockwell Rene O'Leary Dan Reist
Disseminating drug checking results in response to the overdose crisis	Dr. Bruce Wallace Hore, D. Dr. Bernie Pauly Storey, M.A. Stanwick, R. Aasen, J. Davison, C. Jensen K. Phillips, P. BC SUPPORT Unit - Vancouver Island Centre
The economic costs of substance use in Canada (CSUCH)	Dr. Tim Stockwell Matthew Young Dr. Scott Macdonald Dr. Adam Sherk Wallingford, S. Sorge, J. Kent, P. Dorocicz, J. Fairbank, J. Dr. Jinhui Zhao
Compulsory addiction treatment: toward evidence-based policy and practice	Dr. Karen Urbanoski Hering, R. Dr. Scott Macdonald Wild, T.C.
BC Co/Lab	Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Karen Urbanoski Dr. Tim Stockwell Dan Reist Dr. Bruce Wallace Dr. Sana Shahram Dr. Nathan Lachowsky Dr. Adam Sherk Buxton, Jane Dr. Kiffer Card Strosher, Heather Wilson Lacey Mesley The project team includes partners from BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS), SOLID Outreach Society, Rural Empowered Drug Users Network (REDUN), Island Crisis Care Society, AVI Health and Community Services, AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society, Interior Health Authority, Island Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Ministry of Health, BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, Overdose Emergency Response Centre, National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use, and Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.
Changing the culture of substance use on campus	Dan Reist Dyck, Tim Remocker, Catriona Joosse, S. Streatch, S. Morris, J.
Assessing the impacts of the minimum legal cannabis age laws on traffic-related injuries among young people in Canada	Dr. Russel Callaghan Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Scott Macdonald Asbridge, M.
Let's Talk Cannabis	Dan Reist Dyck, Tim Asgari, Mahboubeh
Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey	Manske, S. Dr. Marjorie MacDonald Thompson, J. Underahl, K. 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)	Dr. Tim Stockwell Norman Geisbrecht Wettlaufer, Ashley Vallance, Kate Chow, Clifton Nicole April Mark Asbridge Dr. Russel Callaghan Samantha Cukier Geoff Hynes Robert Mann Dr. Kara Thompson Robert Solomon Robert Strang Dr. Gerald Thomas Andrew Murie
Beyond the ‘missing women inquiry’: Empowering sex workers as social justice advocates	Dr. Cecilia Benoit
BC Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) monitoring project	Dr. Adam Sherk Dr. Karen Urbanoski Dr. Bernie Pauly Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Bruce Wallace Vallance, Kate Chow, Clifton Dr. Jinhui Zhao Dorocicz, J.
Systematic error and confounding: Meta-analyses of alcohol and disease	Chikritzhs, T. Dr. Tim Stockwell Dr. Tim Naimi Dr. Jinhui Zhao
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. Dr. Tim Stockwell Paradis, C.
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