Impact of the first year of British Columbia’s decriminalization of drug possession for personal use on drug crime in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14908286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrienne Gaudreault (Dalhousie University), Maya Gibb (Ottawa Hospital), Robert Talarico (0000-0001-5060-680X, Ottawa Hospital), Benedikt Fischer (0000-0002-2186-4030), Benedikt Fischerf (Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care), Wendy Hall (0000-0003-1984-0096, The University of Queensland), Daniel T Myran (0000-0002-8038-300X, Ottawa Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Pages | 105042 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105042 |
| PMID | 41207004 |
| OpenAlex | W4416045669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Decriminalization · Directive · Drug · Poison control · Possession (linguistics · Suicide prevention · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Impact of drug legislation on crime reduction
The impact of drug decriminalization policy on mental health- and substance-related service utilization among people who use drugs with prior care in British Columbia
Outcomes and implications of British Columbia’s ‘drug decriminalization initiative’ for health-oriented drug policymaking
Linkages Between Incarceration and Health
Public Health and the Epidemic of Incarceration
Responding to the opioid crisis in North America and beyond
The contingent effect of incarceration on state health outcomes
The public health and social impacts of drug market enforcement
Impacts of intensified police activity on injection drug users
The Canadian war on drugs
The law on the streets
Alternate policing strategies
Policing space in the overdose crisis
Illicit drug use and harms, and related interventions and policy in Canada
Syringe access, syringe sharing, and police encounters among people who inject drugs in New York City
Changes in arrests following decriminalization of low-level drug possession in Oregon and Washington
How and Why Does Work Matter? Employment Conditions, Routine Activities, and Crime Among Adult Male Offenders
Drug decriminalization’ in Canada
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |