Education and Resources
For Service Providers Working with People Who Use Substances
NEW: Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT)
Recorded Webinar – Opening Doors to Recovery (Frontline Approaches to Support Access to Opioid Agonist Therapy). Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (2025).
Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) – Education and Practice Supports for Community Service Providers in Windsor-Essex County (Service Provider Booklet). Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (2025).
Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) – Information for Clients with Opioid Use Disorder (Client Brochure). Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (2025).
Resource Directories
- Find Harm Reduction Resources. Ontario Harm Reduction Network
- Harm Reduction Supplies Locator. Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program
- Opioid Resources. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
E-Learning Modules and Guides
- Addressing Substance Use in Youth. Youth Wellness Hub Ontario
- Harm Reduction Fundamentals: A Toolkit for Service Providers. CATIE
- Overcoming Stigma. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
- Safer Language Reference Guide. Mental Health Commission of Canada
Safe Supply
- National Safer Supply Community of Practice
- Prescribed Safer Supply: Frequently Asked Questions. National Safer Supply Community of Practice (2023)
- Safe Supply: What Is It and What Is Happening in Canada? CATIE (2021)
- WECOSS Safe Supply Position Statement. Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Use Strategy (2022)
Reintegration Supports
- Criminal Law and Provincial Offences. Community Legal Aid Windsor
- Criminal Legal Issues. Legal Aid Ontario
- Employment Resources and Information. The City of Windsor
- Employment Support Services. UHC Hub of Opportunities
- Job Skills Training. Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor
- Justice Support Services. Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County
- Ontario-Focused Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Supports for People Leaving Correctional Settings. Mental Health Commission of Canada (2021)
Opioids Statistics and Tools
- Evidence on Opioids. Canada’s Drug and Health Technology Agency
- Harm Reduction and Opioid Harms Snapshot. Ontario Drug and Policy Research Network (2023)
- Ontario Opioid Indicator Tool. Ontario Drug and Policy Research Network (2023)
- Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada (2023)
- Opioid Dashboard. Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Use Strategy (2023)
Health Care Providers
- Guides, Infographics, and Tools
- Addiction Medicine is Family Medicine – Nicotine, Alcohol, and Opioids. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (2021)
- Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management and Opioid Resources. The College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Guideline For Opioid Therapy and Chronic Noncancer Pain. Canadian Medical Association Journal (2017)
- Practical Approach to Substance Use Disorders for the Family Physician. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (2021)
- Safe Storage and Disposal of Opioids. Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (2016)
- Safer Decisions Save Lives: Key Opioid Prescribing Messages for Community Practitioners. Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (2016)
- Safer Opioid Prescribing. Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- UHN: Opioid Manager Tool. University Health Network
- E-Learning Modules
- Addiction and Mental Health: Engaging Clients Who Use Substances. Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
- Reducing Stigma and Promoting Recovery for Opioid Use. Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course: Criminal Justice Focus. American Society of Addiction Medicine (2023)
- Understanding Stigma. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health