Leah Genge, Dalhousie University

Research

Harm Reduction Opioid Agonist Therapy Opioid Crisis Safe Supply

Latest papers

Impacts of a Scattered-Site Managed Alcohol Program for People With Alcohol Use Disorder in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Substance use & addiction journal · 2026
Grayken lessons: between a rock and a hard place? A 37-year-old man with acute liver injury while enrolled in a managed alcohol program for severe alcohol use disorder.
Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023 · senior author
Evaluation of an emergency safe supply drugs and managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Securing Safe Supply During COVID-19 and Beyond: Scoping Review and Knowledge Mobilization
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$49,952

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Impacts of a Scattered-Site Managed Alcohol Program for People With Alcohol Use Disorder in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Lepage C, Genge L, Brothers TD

Substance use & addiction journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261444527 PMID: 42198913

02

Grayken lessons: between a rock and a hard place? A 37-year-old man with acute liver injury while enrolled in a managed alcohol program for severe alcohol use disorder.

Brothers TD, Walley AY, Rivers-Bowerman H, McLeod M, Genge L

Addiction science & clinical practice2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00370-5 PMID: 36879279

03

Evaluation of an emergency safe supply drugs and managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters for people experiencing homelessness.

Brothers TD, Leaman M, Bonn M, Lewer D, Atkinson J, Fraser J, Gillis A, Gniewek M, Hawker L, Hayman H, Jorna P, Martell D, O'Donnell T, Rivers-Bowerman H, Genge L

Drug and alcohol dependence2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109440 PMID: 35461084

04

Implementation and evaluation of a novel, unofficial, trainee-organized hospital addiction medicine consultation service.

Brothers TD, Fraser J, MacAdam E, Morgan B, Francheville J, Nidumolu A, Cheung C, Hickcox S, Saunders D, O'Donnell T, Genge L, Webster D

Substance abuse2021

DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1856291 PMID: 33332248

Securing Safe Supply During COVID-19 and Beyond: Scoping Review and Knowledge Mobilization

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: Herder, Matthew; Bonn, Matthew A; Genge, Leah M; Wildeman, Sheila M

Keywords: Harm Reduction; Opioid Agonist Therapy; Opioid Crisis; Safe Supply

$49,952

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Samuel Hickcox

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Harm Reduction Dear Professor Genge, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Impacts of a Scattered-Site Managed Alcohol Program for People With Alcohol Use Disorder in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Mixed-Methods Study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Securing Safe Supply During COVID-19 and Beyond: Scoping Review and Knowledge Mobilization" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]