by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 18, 2015
The harm reduction approach has become a viable framework within the field of addictions, yet there is limited understanding about how this approach is implemented in practice. For people who are homeless and have co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders,...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 18, 2015
This study aims to understand the associations of contraceptive service utilization (i.e., accessing condoms or birth control), pregnancy attitudes, and lifetime pregnancy history among male and female homeless youth in relation to use of effective contraception and...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 18, 2015
We read Green, de la Haye, Tucker & Golinelli’s paper, ‘Shared risk: who engages in substance use with American homeless youth?’ (hereafter RAND) [1], with great interest and appreciation, both for its rigor and potential impact. We would like to open a friendly...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 7, 2015
This 10 ½ month project that was conducted in Kings County Nova Scotia addressed the homelessness and need for affordable housing issue by community education and engagement processes. Original research was conducted with 52 ‘first voice’ individuals who had...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Sep 14, 2015
Reviews alcohol screening tools and interventions for use with pregnant women and women of childbearing age to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Also, outlines methods for identifying individuals with FASD and modifying treatment accordingly.
