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Kora DeBeck

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Kora DeBeck

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
50 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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158

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Research

Epidemiology Longitudinal Cohort Study Substance Use Young People Who Use Drugs Addiction Treatment Prospective Cohort Capacity Building Integrated Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.
Substance use & addiction journal · 2026
Higher prevalence of non-fatal overdose with opioid and stimulant use compared to use of opioids alone.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026
Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026 · senior author

All 158 publications

Latest funding

Fatal Toxic Drug Poisonings Among Street-Involved Youth: Evaluating Public Health Interventions and Characterizing Neurocognitive Impairment in the Fentanyl Era
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,625,625
Responding to the Toxic Drug Supply Crisis: Evaluating the Uptake and Impacts of Prescribed Safer Supply on Street-Involved Youth and Young Adults in Vancouver
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Evaluating and addressing health impacts of drug prohibition and public use legislation among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500

All 39 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 158 publications.

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Bach P, Choi J, Mok WY, Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Kerr T, Hayashi K

Substance use & addiction journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261443853 PMID: 42105331

Higher prevalence of non-fatal overdose with opioid and stimulant use compared to use of opioids alone.

Drumright LN, Hayashi K, Mehta SH, Pho MT, DeBeck K, Crane HM, Genberg BL, Cooper H, Napravnik S, Zule W, Mayer KH, Stopka TJ, Bamford L, Miller WC, Yendewa G, Go VF, Burkholder G, Korthuis PT, Christopoulos K, Seal DW, Feinberg J, Friedmann PD, Mok WY, Falade-Nwulia O, Kyle RP, Smith GS, Keruly JC, Fredericksen RJ, Hahn AW, Whitney BM, Mixson LS, Mandler RN, Moore RD, Saag MS, Milloy MJ, Kirk GD, Delaney JA, Chander G, Tsui JI

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113362 PMID: 42767114

Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis.

McAdam E, Karamouzian M, Milloy MJ, Verdicchio C, Sayre EC, Hayashi K, Kerr T, DeBeck K

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/add.70573 PMID: 42586551

Prevalence and Correlates of Reporting a Gabapentin Prescription for Pain Among People Who Use Opioids: A Longitudinal Community-Recruited Study.

Piret EM, Palis H, Crabtree A, Choi J, DeBeck K, Hayashi K, Law MR, Milloy MJ

Drug and alcohol review2026

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70186 PMID: 42270317

Gender differences in the association between housing status and violence among people who report exposure to benzodiazepines.

Swaich A, Rufus-Sedgemore K, Choi J, Boyd J, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Sayre EC, Kerr T, Hayashi K

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105324 PMID: 42119504

Self-reported cannabis use to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms and reductions in opioid use among people who use unregulated opioids: a cross-sectional analysis.

McAdam E, Reddon H, Socías ME, Lake S, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Walsh Z, Milloy MJ

Journal of cannabis research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s42238-026-00458-0 PMID: 42343486

Willingness to use microbicides among females who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada.

Habtegergesa M, McAdam E, Choi J, Verdicchio C, Hayashi K, DeBeck K

AIDS care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2618621 PMID: 41572437

DIFFICULTY ACCESSING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN A CANADIAN INNER CITY SETTING.

Jeffery T, Haysahi K, DeBeck K, Choi J, Gregg D, Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society, Milloy MJ, Kerr T

International indigenous policy journal2026

DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2026.16.3.19234 PMID: 42677323

The association between benzodiazepine proliferation in the unregulated drug supply and experiences of violence: A gender-based analysis.

Swaich A, Rufus-Sedgemore K, Choi J, DeBeck K, Boyd J, Milloy MJ, Kerr T, Hayashi K

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.113009 PMID: 41447802

Policing and access to harm reduction services among young people who use drugs and young Indigenous people who use drugs before and after the pilot implementation of decriminalization of personal possession.

McAdam E, Milloy MJ, Sayre EC, Verdicchio C, Sedgemore KO, May H, Pranteau S, Corriveau D, Friesen D, Fleury M, Fast D, DeBeck K

The International journal on drug policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105068 PMID: 41240751

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Kora DeBeck

Research

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Latest funding

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Higher prevalence of non-fatal overdose with opioid and stimulant use compared to use of opioids alone.

Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis.

Prevalence and Correlates of Reporting a Gabapentin Prescription for Pain Among People Who Use Opioids: A Longitudinal Community-Recruited Study.

Gender differences in the association between housing status and violence among people who report exposure to benzodiazepines.

Self-reported cannabis use to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms and reductions in opioid use among people who use unregulated opioids: a cross-sectional analysis.

Willingness to use microbicides among females who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada.

DIFFICULTY ACCESSING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN A CANADIAN INNER CITY SETTING.

The association between benzodiazepine proliferation in the unregulated drug supply and experiences of violence: A gender-based analysis.

Policing and access to harm reduction services among young people who use drugs and young Indigenous people who use drugs before and after the pilot implementation of decriminalization of personal possession.

Frequent collaborators

Thomas Kerr

Kanna Hayashi

Kanna Hayashi

Evan Wood

Julio Montaner

Nadia Fairbairn

Lianping Ti

Hudson Reddon

Lindsey Richardson

Danya Fast

Andreas Pilarinos

Kali-olt Sedgemore

Seonaid Nolan

Nikki Bozinoff

Keith Ahamad

Rolando Barrios

Mel Krajden

Bohdan Nosyk

Mohammad Karamouzian

Brittany Bingham

Bohdan Nosyk

Kate Shannon

Janet Raboud