2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2020-2023
February 27, 2023 Emma Garrod, Katrina Blommaert 2 citations
Ayahuasca has experienced a meandering legal and ethical journey in Canada. The health and spiritual benefits of this medicine are profound, yet it is paramount to consider the implications of its use in places far removed from its endemic regions. In Canada, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and harmaline, two ingredients in ayahuasca, are both...
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open October 20, 2020 J. Moe, K. Badke, Megan Pratt et al.
Emergency department (ED)–initiated buprenorphine may prevent overdose. Microdosing is a novel approach that does not require withdrawal, which can be a barrier to standard inductions. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an ED‐initiated buprenorphine/naloxone program providing standard‐dosing and microdosing take‐home packages and of randomizing patients to either intervention.