Transitioning from incarceration to the community: Reducing risks and improving lives of people who use substances

People Experiencing IncarcerationHarm Reduction
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People who use substances in Nova Scotia face many risks at the time of their release from provincial correctional facilities, including increased risk of overdose and hepatitis C or HIV. There is also very little provisional support, such as linkage to care or help obtaining housing, and limited access to opioid treatment options and other healthcare and support services.

To help incarcerated people who use substances successfully integrate back into their communities, Direction 180 started the Peers Assisting and Lending Support (PALS) program in January 2019 through harm reduction funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Direction 180 is a community-based organization that offers an opioid treatment program in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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