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Laurel Challacombe

ResearcherDivision of Social and Behavioural Health SciencesUniversity of Toronto

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Laurel Challacombe

Researcher

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Access To Care Covid Emergency Care Harm Reduction Opioids Overdose People Who Use Drugs Primary Care

Latest papers

'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada.
Drug and alcohol review · 2023
Spotting as a risk mitigation method: A qualitative study comparing organization-based and informal methods.
The International journal on drug policy · 2023
A qualitative study on overdose response in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: how to spot someone so they never have to use alone.
Harm reduction journal · 2021

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$992,626
Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
Community, capacity building and change for equity (3C for E): Developing a pan-Canadian HIV, STBBI, substance use and harm reduction community-based research network
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 15 grants and awards

11 publications.

'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada.

Schmidt RA, Kaminski N, Kryszajtys DT, Rudzinski K, Perri M, Guta A, Benoit AC, Bayoumi AM, Challacombe L, Hales J, Kenny K, Kolla G, O'Reilly E, Sereda A, Rai N, Strike C

Drug and alcohol review2023

DOI: 10.1111/dar.13745 PMID: 37718646

Spotting as a risk mitigation method: A qualitative study comparing organization-based and informal methods.

Perri M, Guta A, Kaminski N, Bonn M, Kolla G, Bayoumi A, Challacombe L, Touesnard N, Gagnon M, McDougall P, Strike C

The International journal on drug policy2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103905 PMID: 36379109

A qualitative study on overdose response in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: how to spot someone so they never have to use alone.

Perri M, Kaminski N, Bonn M, Kolla G, Guta A, Bayoumi AM, Challacombe L, Gagnon M, Touesnard N, McDougall P, Strike C

Harm reduction journal2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-021-00530-3 PMID: 34353323

A clinical practice guide: What HIV care providers need to know about HIV pregnancy planning to optimize preconception care for their patients.

Loutfy M, Kennedy VL, Boucoiran I, Poliquin V, Elwood C, Kaida A, Challacombe L, Shapiro H, Yudin MH

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2020

DOI: 10.3138/jammi.2019-0013 PMID: 36339014

Challenges, Skepticism, and Recommendations from Police about Working in Collaboration with Supervised Consumption Services.

Strike C, Watson TM, Altenberg J, Barnaby L, Bayoumi AM, Challacombe L, Demel G, Hopkins S, Wright A

Substance use & misuse2020

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1781177 PMID: 32660302

Using concept mapping to inform the development of a transitional reintegration intervention program for formerly incarcerated people with HIV

Antoniou T, Mishra S, Matheson F, Smith-Merrill D, Challacombe L, Rowe J, DiCenso AM, Kouyoumdjian FG, Wobeser W, Kendall C

BMC Health Services Research201912 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4595-y

Creating and sustaining cooperative relationships between supervised injection services and police: A qualitative interview study of international stakeholders.

Watson TM, Bayoumi AM, Hopkins S, Wright A, Naraine R, Khorasheh T, Challacombe L, Strike C

The International journal on drug policy2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.001 PMID: 30290363

Developing national best practice recommendations for harm reduction programmes: Lessons learned from a community-based project.

Watson TM, Strike C, Challacombe L, Demel G, Heywood D, Zurba N

The International journal on drug policy2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.11.008 PMID: 28027482

Intensive hog farming operations and self-reported health among nearby rural residents in Ottawa, Canada.

Villeneuve PJ, Ali A, Challacombe L, Hebert S

BMC public health2009

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-330 PMID: 19744310

Reduction in injection-related HIV risk after 6 months in a low-threshold methadone treatment program.

Millson P, Challacombe L, Villeneuve PJ, Strike CJ, Fischer B, Myers T, Shore R, Hopkins S

AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education2007

DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2007.19.2.124 PMID: 17411415

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Laurel Challacombe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

'I don't chase drugs as much anymore, and I'm not dead': Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada.

Spotting as a risk mitigation method: A qualitative study comparing organization-based and informal methods.

A qualitative study on overdose response in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: how to spot someone so they never have to use alone.

A clinical practice guide: What HIV care providers need to know about HIV pregnancy planning to optimize preconception care for their patients.

Challenges, Skepticism, and Recommendations from Police about Working in Collaboration with Supervised Consumption Services.

Using concept mapping to inform the development of a transitional reintegration intervention program for formerly incarcerated people with HIV

Creating and sustaining cooperative relationships between supervised injection services and police: A qualitative interview study of international stakeholders.

Developing national best practice recommendations for harm reduction programmes: Lessons learned from a community-based project.

Intensive hog farming operations and self-reported health among nearby rural residents in Ottawa, Canada.

Reduction in injection-related HIV risk after 6 months in a low-threshold methadone treatment program.

Frequent collaborators

Carol Strike

Shaun Hopkins

Gillian Kolla

Adrian Guta

Marilou Gagnon

Patrick McDougall

Ted Myers

Mona Loutfy

Benedikt Fischer

Amy Wright

Heather Shapiro

Ahmed Bayoumi

Angela Kaida

Wendy Wobeser

Angela Kaida

Vanessa Poliquin

Chelsea Elwood

Sharmistha Mishra

Claire Kendall

Claire Kendall

Tony Antoniou

Flora Matheson

Fiona Kouyoumdjian