“It's just not the same”: Exploring PWUD’ perceptions of and experiences with drug policy and SCS services change in a Canadian City

Greene, Carolyn; Maier, Katharina; Urbanik, Marta‐Marika

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103934

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“…However, harm reduction is still on the fringes of addiction policy in jurisdictions that favour abstinence‐based drug treatment (Alberta Mental Health and Addictions Advisor Council, 2022). Political support for supervised consumption sites (SCS) and harm reduction policies have diminished across Alberta since the 2019 election of the United Conservative Party (Greene et al., 2023). The gap between drug‐related research and policies has left many clients without access to evidence‐based addiction care.…”

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Using spatial video geonarratives to improve nursing care for people who use drugs and experience homelessness: A methodology for nurses

Jackson,

Ewanyshyn,

Perry

et al. 2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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BackgroundPeople who are insecurely housed and use drugs are disproportionately affected by drug poisonings. Nurses are uniquely positioned to utilize harm reduction strategies to address the needs of the whole person. Needle debris encompasses drug paraphernalia discarded in public spaces. Studying needle debris provides a strategic opportunity to identify where drugs are being used and target public health strategies accordingly.AimOur aim in this article is to illustrate how spatial video geonarratives (SVG) combined GPS technology interviews, and videos of locations with needle debris, can elicit valuable data for nursing research.MethodsUsing SVG required knowledge of how to collect data wearing cameras and practice sessions were necessary. A Miufly camera worn at waist height on a belt provided the stability to walk while interviewing stakeholders. We wore the cameras and conducted go‐along interviews with outreach workers, while filming the built environment. Upon completion of data collection, both the interview and GPS information were analysed using Wordmapper software.ConclusionsThis methodology resulted in data presented uniquely in both a visual map and narrative. These data were richer than if a single modality had been used. These data highlighted specific contextual factors that were related to the location of needle debris, which created opportunities for nursing interventions to support people experiencing vulnerability.

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Using spatial video geonarratives to improve nursing care for people who use drugs and experience homelessness: A methodology for nurses

Jackson,

Ewanyshyn,

Perry

et al. 2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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‘The ones in red:’ people who use drugs’ experiences of the Janus-faced nature of police volunteerism

Maier,

Greene,

Hunter

et al. 2024

Policing and Society

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Hate Crime and Class Vulnerability: A Case Study of White Nationalist Violence Against Unhoused Indigenous People

Urbanik,

Maier,

Tetrault

et al. 2023

The British Journal of Criminology

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Advocates and academics have increasingly called on governments to recognize anti-homeless violence as a hate crime and type of domestic extremism, representing a broader trend in Westernized countries for responding to social issues through anti-hate policies. Can these approaches protect unhoused people? Drawing upon ethnographic interviews and observation with 50 unhoused community members in a Canadian city, we outline their experiences with anti-homeless and anti-Indigenous violence. Our findings show how hate crime approaches often (1) fail to consider intersectionality, especially how class contributes to vulnerability, and (2) overlook place-based victimization and how institutions enable class vulnerability. We call for more localized analyses of hate crime and introduce the concept of ‘cumulative risk of hate crime victimization’ to help address intersectionality.

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“It's just not the same”: Exploring PWUD’ perceptions of and experiences with drug policy and SCS services change in a Canadian City

Cited by 4 publications

References 53 publications

Using spatial video geonarratives to improve nursing care for people who use drugs and experience homelessness: A methodology for nurses

Using spatial video geonarratives to improve nursing care for people who use drugs and experience homelessness: A methodology for nurses

‘The ones in red:’ people who use drugs’ experiences of the Janus-faced nature of police volunteerism

Hate Crime and Class Vulnerability: A Case Study of White Nationalist Violence Against Unhoused Indigenous People

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