00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.853439 CaOODSP 20221107154827 cr ||||||||||| 180312s2018 oncbd ob f000 0 eng d 9780660257198 CaOODSP eng n-cn-on PS113-1/2017-23E-PDF Assessment of the impact of the Ontario Fentanyl Patch-for-Patch Return Program [electronic resource] / by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN). Ottawa : Research Division, Public Safety Canada, c2018. iii, 34 p. : col. charts, col. maps. Research report ; 2017-R023 Issued also in French under title: Évaluation des effets du Programme d’échange de timbres de fentanyl de l’Ontario Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28). “Rising use of prescription opioids has led to Canada having the second highest consumption per capita worldwide. These trends have been associated with a rise in opioid abuse and mortality. One major area of concern has been the abuse of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl is available as a patch formulation and diversion of these patches is a common form of illicit use. To curb the abuse of fentanyl patches, a Patch-for-Patch (P4P) initiative was launched in some counties in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) between 2013 and 2016. This study evaluates the impact of the P4P programs implemented between February 2013 and April 2016. The findings of this report support P4P programs as part of a larger opioid-abuse reduction strategy. The lack of a significant increase in harm should raise confidence in the use of the program in other jurisdictions. Importantly, similar programs should include increased access to addiction therapy and harm-reduction programs”--Abstract, p. ii. gccst Drug addiction gccst Prevention gccst Program assessment Fentanyl Canada. Public Safety Canada. Research Division. Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. Évaluation des effets du Programme d’échange de timbres de fentanyl de l’Ontario (CaOODSP)9.853441 Research report (Canada. Public Safety Canada) 2017-R023. (CaOODSP)9.817073 PDF 1.75 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/sp-ps/PS113-1-2017-23-eng.pdf