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Harm Reduction Commission Meeting Materials

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Harm Reduction Commission Meeting Minutes

Harm Reduction Meeting Minutes

Shared with Commission Members – January 29, 2019

The Boston Globe - Opinion - Andrew Lelling - Safe injection sites aren’t safe or legal (Jan 28, 2019), Open PDF file, 238.46 KB (English, PDF 238.46 KB)
RAND Corporation Research Report – Considering Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in the United States (2018), Open PDF file, 511.99 KB (English, PDF 511.99 KB)

Meeting Materials - January 28, 2019

HRC Meeting Presentation, Open PDF file, 402.05 KB (English, PDF 402.05 KB)
HRC Meeting Agenda (PDF), Open PDF file, 108.59 KB (English, PDF 108.59 KB)
HRC Meeting Agenda (DOCX), Open DOCX file, 33.24 KB (English, DOCX 33.24 KB)
BUU HRC Presentation , Open PDF file, 573.01 KB (English, PDF 573.01 KB)
BUU Best Practices and Requests, Open PDF file, 394.01 KB (English, PDF 394.01 KB)
BUU Presentation Overview, Open PDF file, 389.08 KB (English, PDF 389.08 KB)
HRC Taveras, Open PDF file, 2.51 MB (English, PDF 2.51 MB)
BC Coroners Report - Overdose Deaths (2018), Open PDF file, 627.68 KB (English, PDF 627.68 KB)
Article - Providing A Safe Space And Medical Monitoring To Prevent Overdose Deaths (2016), Open PDF file, 2.33 MB (English, PDF 2.33 MB)
Beletsky cover memo HRC 1-14-2019, Open PDF file, 388.78 KB (English, PDF 388.78 KB)
Article - Hydromorphone Trial JAMA Psychiatry (2016), Open PDF file, 412.72 KB (English, PDF 412.72 KB)
Article - Heroin on Trial - Systematic Review BJP (2015), Open PDF file, 389.72 KB (English, PDF 389.72 KB)
San Francisco SIS Task Force final report (2017), Open PDF file, 1.61 MB (English, PDF 1.61 MB)
New York SIF Legislation, Open PDF file, 5.52 KB (English, PDF 5.52 KB)
Supervised Injection Services - What Has Been Demonstrated (2014), Open PDF file, 663.33 KB (English, PDF 663.33 KB)
McGovern - Harm Reduction Strategies in Montréal, Open PDF file, 3.91 MB (English, PDF 3.91 MB)

Meeting Materials - January 9, 2019

HRC meeting presentation 1-9-2019 , Open PDF file, 416.28 KB (English, PDF 416.28 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 1-9-2019 (pdf), Open PDF file, 100.97 KB (English, PDF 100.97 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 1-9-2019 (doc), Open DOCX file, 29.63 KB (English, DOCX 29.63 KB)
HRC response BORIM 12-10-2018 , Open PDF file, 1.2 MB (English, PDF 1.2 MB)
HRC response BORN 12-27-2018 , Open PDF file, 359.58 KB (English, PDF 359.58 KB)
HRC response Board of Registration of Social Workers 12-18-2018 , Open PDF file, 207.16 KB (English, PDF 207.16 KB)
HRC Gaeta research overview 1-9-2019 , Open PDF file, 806.11 KB (English, PDF 806.11 KB)
HRC Beletsky 1-9-2019 , Open PDF file, 1.01 MB (English, PDF 1.01 MB)
HRC Castiel 1-9-2019 , Open PDF file, 333 KB (English, PDF 333 KB)
Article – Fentanyl’s New Foe (1-7-2019) , Open PDF file, 226.59 KB (English, PDF 226.59 KB)
HRC Harm Reduction wish list (Gary Langis) (12-18-2018) , Open PDF file, 139.26 KB (English, PDF 139.26 KB)

Meeting Materials - December 17, 2018

HRC meeting presentation 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 407.05 KB (English, PDF 407.05 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 99.65 KB (English, PDF 99.65 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 12-17-2018 , Open DOCX file, 28.94 KB (English, DOCX 28.94 KB)
Henry HRC 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 1.85 MB (English, PDF 1.85 MB)
Loo HRC 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 911.44 KB (English, PDF 911.44 KB)
Solet HRC 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 441.22 KB (English, PDF 441.22 KB)
Chapdelaine HRC 12-17-2018 , Open PDF file, 309.86 KB (English, PDF 309.86 KB)
Joint Statement of the US Attorney’s Office and the Denver Field Office of the DEA (Dec. 2018) , Open PDF file, 109.92 KB (English, PDF 109.92 KB)
Article – Feds threaten jail for opening a supervised injection site in America (Dec. 2018) , Open PDF file, 88.1 KB (English, PDF 88.1 KB)
Canada SCS Report (2018) , Open PDF file, 2.43 MB (English, PDF 2.43 MB)
Bringing Safer Consumption Spaces to the United States (2018) , Open PDF file, 2.89 MB (English, PDF 2.89 MB)
Briefer – SIF Legal Challenges and Status of SIF Legislation in Key States (12/12/2018) , Open PDF file, 206.59 KB (English, PDF 206.59 KB)
Briefer – SIF Legal Challenges and Status of SIF Legislation in Key States , Open DOCX file, 40.03 KB (English, DOCX 40.03 KB)
Elliott The Dr Peter Centre Presentation, Open PDF file, 1.38 MB (English, PDF 1.38 MB)

Meeting Materials - November 20, 2018

HRC meeting presentation 11-20-2018 , Open PDF file, 401.49 KB (English, PDF 401.49 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 11-20-2018 , Open PDF file, 99.29 KB (English, PDF 99.29 KB)
HRC meeting agenda 11-20-2018 , Open DOCX file, 25.38 KB (English, DOCX 25.38 KB)
Harm Reduction Overview – Bharel 11-20-2018 , Open PDF file, 1.01 MB (English, PDF 1.01 MB)
HRC SPOT program overview Gaeta 11-20-2018 , Open PDF file, 1.76 MB (English, PDF 1.76 MB)
Engagement Center Larkin 11-20-2018 , Open PDF file, 3.04 MB (English, PDF 3.04 MB)
Overview of International SIF models , Open DOCX file, 21.89 KB (English, DOCX 21.89 KB)
List of SIFs and OPS operating in Canada , Open DOCX file, 42.35 KB (English, DOCX 42.35 KB)
Article – Changes in public order after the opening of an overdose monitoring facility for people who inject drugs (2017), Open PDF file, 923.59 KB (English, PDF 923.59 KB)
Article – The willingness of people who inject drugs in Boston to use a supervised injection facility (2017), Open PDF file, 688.15 KB (English, PDF 688.15 KB)
Ropes & Gray SIF memo (2017), Open PDF file, 141.15 KB (English, PDF 141.15 KB)
Latest Massachusetts DPH opioid report (Nov. 2018), Open PDF file, 190.33 KB (English, PDF 190.33 KB)
Article – Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence , Open PDF file, 365.19 KB (English, PDF 365.19 KB)
Article – Integrating supervised consumption into a continuum of care for people who use drugs, Open PDF file, 41.73 KB (English, PDF 41.73 KB)

Meeting Materials - October 24, 2018

Chapter 55 Data Brief 2017, Open PDF file, 496.24 KB (English, PDF 496.24 KB)
DPH Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2018, Open PDF file, 524.01 KB (English, PDF 524.01 KB)
HRC Mass Harm Reduction Efforts, Open PDF file, 230.88 KB (English, PDF 230.88 KB)
HRC Other Countries and Key References, Open PDF file, 222.27 KB (English, PDF 222.27 KB)
HRC Presentation - 10.24.2018, Open PDF file, 505.6 KB (English, PDF 505.6 KB)
Legal Overview of SIF in US 2008, Open PDF file, 186.97 KB (English, PDF 186.97 KB)
Mass Medical SIF Report 2017, Open PDF file, 1010.48 KB (English, PDF 1010.48 KB)
NYC SIF Report 2018, Open PDF file, 2.28 MB (English, PDF 2.28 MB)
SIF Legal Challenges and Status of SIF Legislation in Key States, Open PDF file, 196.16 KB (English, PDF 196.16 KB)
HRC CA Veto Press Release, Open JPG file, 190.49 KB (English, JPG 190.49 KB)
Baker-Polito Administration Further Expands Access to Opioid Reversal Medication - Mass.gov - 10.18.2018, Open PDF file, 351.29 KB (English, PDF 351.29 KB)
Fentanyl Test Strips Reduce Risk Of Overdose In Small Study - CommonHealth 10 18 2018, Open PDF file, 228.37 KB (English, PDF 228.37 KB)

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