Samara Mayer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3583109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samara Mayer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samara |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayer |
| SIGNATURE | MAYER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Columbia Centre on Substance Use |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1882-8194 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Perceptions of prospective pharmaceutical stimulant substitution treatments among people who use illicit stimulants in Vancouver, Canada
I'm just searching to get better
Women's experiences in injectable opioid agonist treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting Covid-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia, Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how experiences with the illicit drug supply shaped motivations to seek prescription alternatives and the subsequent impacts on overdose vulnerability. Methods. From February to July 2021, we conducted qualitative interviews with 40 people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada, and who…
Negotiating sex work and client interactions in the context of a fentanyl-related overdose epidemic
Despite awareness of the role of drug use in shaping sex worker/client interactions, these dynamics remain poorly understood in the context of illicit fentanyl-driven overdose epidemics. This study examined sex workers' experiences negotiating client interactions amidst a toxic drug supply in Vancouver, Canada. Findings draw from two ethnographic studies. The first, conducted between December 2016 and May 2017, examined the rapid implementation o…
Understanding concurrent stimulant use among people on methadone
Bed Bugs and Beyond”
Motivations to initiate injectable hydromorphone and diacetylmorphine treatment
It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”
A Low-Barrier and Comprehensive Community-Based Harm-Reduction Site in Vancouver, Canada
“The Molson” is a low-barrier, peer-staffed, supervised consumption site located in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to overdose response, this site offers drug checking and a colocated injectable hydromorphone treatment program, and it distributes tablet and liquid hydromorphone to service users at high risk of overdose. Our evaluation suggests benefits of this program in creating service continuums and preventing overdose deaths. From September 2…
Policing space in the overdose crisis
North America is in the midst of an overdose crisis. In some of the hardest hit areas of Canada, local responses have included the implementation of low-threshold drug consumption facilities, termed Overdose Prevention Sites (OPS). In Vancouver, Canada the crisis and response occur in an urban terrain that is simultaneously impacted by a housing crisis in which formerly 'undesirable' areas are rapidly gentrifying, leading to demands to more close…
Peer worker involvement in low-threshold supervised consumption facilities in the context of an overdose epidemic in Vancouver, Canada
Gendered violence and overdose prevention sites
Peer worker involvement in low-threshold supervised consumption facilities in the context of an overdose epidemic in Vancouver, Canada
It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”
Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting Covid-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia, Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how experiences with the illicit drug supply shaped motivations to seek prescription alternatives and the subsequent impacts on overdose vulnerability. Methods. From February to July 2021, we conducted qualitative interviews with 40 people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada, and who…
A Low-Barrier and Comprehensive Community-Based Harm-Reduction Site in Vancouver, Canada
“The Molson” is a low-barrier, peer-staffed, supervised consumption site located in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to overdose response, this site offers drug checking and a colocated injectable hydromorphone treatment program, and it distributes tablet and liquid hydromorphone to service users at high risk of overdose. Our evaluation suggests benefits of this program in creating service continuums and preventing overdose deaths. From September 2…
I'm just searching to get better
Gendered violence and overdose prevention sites
Policing space in the overdose crisis
North America is in the midst of an overdose crisis. In some of the hardest hit areas of Canada, local responses have included the implementation of low-threshold drug consumption facilities, termed Overdose Prevention Sites (OPS). In Vancouver, Canada the crisis and response occur in an urban terrain that is simultaneously impacted by a housing crisis in which formerly 'undesirable' areas are rapidly gentrifying, leading to demands to more close…
Peer worker involvement in low-threshold supervised consumption facilities in the context of an overdose epidemic in Vancouver, Canada
Understanding concurrent stimulant use among people on methadone
Bed Bugs and Beyond”
Motivations to initiate injectable hydromorphone and diacetylmorphine treatment
It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”
A Low-Barrier and Comprehensive Community-Based Harm-Reduction Site in Vancouver, Canada
“The Molson” is a low-barrier, peer-staffed, supervised consumption site located in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to overdose response, this site offers drug checking and a colocated injectable hydromorphone treatment program, and it distributes tablet and liquid hydromorphone to service users at high risk of overdose. Our evaluation suggests benefits of this program in creating service continuums and preventing overdose deaths. From September 2…
Negotiating sex work and client interactions in the context of a fentanyl-related overdose epidemic
Despite awareness of the role of drug use in shaping sex worker/client interactions, these dynamics remain poorly understood in the context of illicit fentanyl-driven overdose epidemics. This study examined sex workers' experiences negotiating client interactions amidst a toxic drug supply in Vancouver, Canada. Findings draw from two ethnographic studies. The first, conducted between December 2016 and May 2017, examined the rapid implementation o…
Implementation of Safe Supply Alternatives During Intersecting Covid-19 and Overdose Health Emergencies in British Columbia, Canada, 2021
Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia, Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how experiences with the illicit drug supply shaped motivations to seek prescription alternatives and the subsequent impacts on overdose vulnerability. Methods. From February to July 2021, we conducted qualitative interviews with 40 people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada, and who…
Women's experiences in injectable opioid agonist treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
Perceptions of prospective pharmaceutical stimulant substitution treatments among people who use illicit stimulants in Vancouver, Canada
I'm just searching to get better
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (12 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Opioid (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works)