This series provides plain language introductions to the evidence supporting critical substance use services and supports, including treatment and harm reduction programs that meet the needs of people who use drugs (including alcohol, licit, and illicit drugs).

An Evidence Brief: Supervised Consumption Sites are Necessary Public Health Services

An Evidence Brief: Harm Reduction Implementation Framework (HRIF)

An Evidence Brief: Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs

This series provides plain language introductions to an array of methods that are used in research on substance use and health, in order to support policy makers, community members and researchers in critically assessing evidence.

A Brief on Methodology: Using Proximity Analysis to Study the Impact of Substance Use Services On Local Neighborhoods