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Canada Addressing Opioid Crisis Through Research
USAgNet - 12/13/2017

The Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, met with researchers at the Quebec and Maritimes Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) in Montreal. This research team is working to advance the Government of Canada's response to the ongoing opioid crisis.

The Minister recently announced $7.5 million in funding to support the important work of CRISM. This funding is being divided equally among the four regional nodes. Of this funding, more than $1.8 million is being provided to the Quebec and Maritimes Node, based at the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal.

Led by Dr. Julie Bruneau, the Quebec and Maritimes node is building research capacity and connecting researchers and Indigenous partners in five provinces. Among other priorities, the network focuses on harm-reduction initiatives, and addressing barriers to intervention and treatment of substance use disorders and mental health issues.

The Minister met with the research team and discussed recent clinical discoveries related to effective treatments, such as a community-based naloxone administration training programs for substance users and their peers as well as stigma-reduction efforts.


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