• Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Toronto (Issue 1: Youth) (PDF)
• Stigma, Discrimination and Substance Use (PDF)
  • Stigma, Discrimination and Substance Use-Report Summary (PDF)
• The Toronto Drug Strategy: Status Report 2010 (PDF)
• The Toronto Drug Strategy: Status Report 2008 (PDF)
  The report provides an update on our progress in implementing the priority recommendations of the Toronto Drug Strategy approved by Toronto City Council in December 2005. The TDS is a comprehensive municipal strategy for alcohol and other drugs based on the four integrated components of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and enforcement.  
• The Toronto Drug Strategy (with Appendices A to D) (PDF)
  A comprehensive approach to alcohol and other drugs in the City of Toronto, October 2005 
• Appendix E: Substance Use in Toronto: Issues, Impacts & Interventions (PDF)
  An environmental scan prepared for the Toronto Drug Strategy Initiative March 2005 
• Appendix F: Public consultation summary (PDF)
  Public Consultation Spring 2005

• Non-palatable (toxic) alcohol use (PDF)
• Toronto Drug Strategy Framework (PDF)
• What is the Toronto Drug Strategy (PDF)
• Summary of Recommendations (PDF)
• A comprehensive approach (PDF)
• Priorities for implementation (PDF)
• The Safer Crack Use Program (PDF)
• Prevention Fact Sheet (PDF)

• Submission from the Toronto Drug Strategy Implementation Panel to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario, September 2011 (PDF) 
  
  
• Submission by the Toronto Drug Strategy Implementation Panel to: Members of the Senate of Canada Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs regarding Bill C-15, October 6, 2009 (PDF) 
  
  
• Submission by the Toronto Drug Strategy Implementation Panel to: The House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Bill C-15, May 4, 2009 (PDF) 
  
  
• Submission from the Toronto Drug Strategy Implementation Panel to the: Minister’s Advisory Group on Mental Health and Addictions (PDF) 
  
  

• The First Seven Minutes Overdose Prevention (Video)
  
  
  

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  The First Seven Minutes video, produced by the Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force, promotes discussion and the design and implementation of tailored overdose prevention protocols in agencies that serve marginalized populations. (10 minutes, 30 seconds)
  
  It is part of a growing arsenal of resources and services being developed by the Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force and Toronto Public Health (The Works) to help address the issue of overdose in Toronto. This work is helping to advance implementation of recommendation 57 in the Toronto Drug Strategy, which calls for the development of overdose prevention strategies.
  
  Discussion questions to accompany the video include:
  • What is our agency's official policy on substance use on site? About people accessing services while they are high or intoxicated? About sleeping in the drop-in or waiting area?
  • What are the biggest risks of overdose faced by the clients we serve?
  • What are some barriers to designing and implementing an overdose prevention protocol at our agency, and how can we overcome those barriers?
  • What is our plan for designing and implementing an overdose protocol at our agency?
  
  For more information visit:
  • Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force
  • Toronto Public Health - The Works

• The Resiliency Project (Video)
  The Regent Park FOCUS Youth Media Arts Centre has produced a short video of youth speaking out about what has helped them to be resilient. This is an initiative of the TDS Prevention Working Group as part of its work to support front-line workers in promoting resiliency in youth.

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• Drug Strategies Across Canada
  
  
• Discarded Sharps poster (PDF)
  English | French
  The Toronto Discarded Sharps Co-ordinating Committee has developed a poster for children on what to do if they find a discarded needle. The poster is available in English and French. For any concerns regarding discarded needles or other sharps in your community, please call Toronto 311.

Last updated January 2012