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Nikki Bozinoff

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Nikki Bozinoff

Researcher

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.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Buprenorphine Methadone Opioid Agonist Therapy Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacoepidemiology Treatment

Latest papers

The Pathways Project: Exploring Substance Use Trajectories and Opioid-Related Outcomes in Adults Seeking Support for Substance Use Health.
Substance use & misuse · 2026
Characterizing trends and patterns in benzodiazepine-related toxicity deaths in Ontario: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
PloS one · 2026
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids: Use to Experience Subjective Effects Versus Other Nonmedical Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada From 2020 to 2024.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026

All 46 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the quality, accessibility, effectiveness, and safety of residential treatment services for opioid use disorder in Ontario
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$757,352
Semaglutide as a Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$952,425
Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Novel Opioid Agonist Therapy Prescribing Practices
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$650,252

All 7 grants and awards

46 publications.

The Pathways Project: Exploring Substance Use Trajectories and Opioid-Related Outcomes in Adults Seeking Support for Substance Use Health.

Quilty LC, Otevwe O, Picco CZD, Sanches M, Ali F, Beyraghi N, Bozinoff N, Rehm J, Russell C, Wells S, Buckley L

Substance use & misuse2026

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2711400 PMID: 42760287

Characterizing trends and patterns in benzodiazepine-related toxicity deaths in Ontario: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Campbell T, Ledlie S, Leece P, Yang J, Hamzat B, Kolla G, Bozinoff N, Boyd R, Franklyn M, Smoke A, Shearer D, Gomes T

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355210 PMID: 42743172

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids: Use to Experience Subjective Effects Versus Other Nonmedical Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada From 2020 to 2024.

Nigatu YT, Wells S, Buckley L, Quilty LC, Bozinoff N, Ali F, Imtiaz S, Hamilton HA

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs2026

DOI: 10.15288/jsad.25-00213 PMID: 41273246

Association between initial benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and time to benzodiazepine discontinuation: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

Bozinoff N, Hauck TS, Kleinman RA, Sloan ME, Sproule BA, Vigod SN, Wyman J, Pequeno P, Gomes T

PLoS medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005126 PMID: 42313778

Dying younger, dying of overdose: gendered and age dimensions of mortality and shelter service access among individuals experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada.

Ali F, Mende-Gibson J, Bozinoff N, Leece P, Dodd Z, Schmidt RA, Rehm J

BMC public health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27460-8 PMID: 42021287

Association between early methadone dose titration and treatment discontinuation and opioid toxicity: A retrospective cohort study.

Garg R, Luo J, Bozinoff N, Sproule B, Antoniou T, Wyman J, Leece P, Munro C, Besharh J, Gomes T

PLoS medicine2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004748 PMID: 41955210

Clarifying the evidence and implications of prioritizing extended-release buprenorphine for opioid agonist treatment in Canada's federal correctional system.

Russell C, George TP, Chopra N, Le Foll B, Matheson FI, Kolla G, Wyman J, Fischer B, Bozinoff N, Rehm J, Lange S

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01186-x PMID: 41954885

Understanding opioid use within the substance use journeys of adults receiving treatment: a qualitative study protocol of the participant-led timeline mapping approach.

Estrella MJ, Wells S, Foy R, Quilty L, Bozinoff N, Buckley L, Lincoln S, Patenaude S, Ali F

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112442 PMID: 41611461

A scoping review and concept analysis to inform Canada's safe(r) opioid supply research agenda.

Do U, Larney S, Bonn M, Matei I, Zolopa C, Bergeron A, Karamouzian M, Hyshka E, Brothers TD, Bozinoff N, Werb D, Jutras-Aswad D, Høj S, Boisvert I, Yakovenko I, Bruneau J

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105070 PMID: 41289797

Mapping the overdose crisis in Ontario: geographic disparities in opioid-related harms and services.

Ali F, Mende-Gibson J, Imtiaz S, Russell C, Chellew Paternostro S, Aftab Abdul S, Bozinoff N, Marsh DC, Leece P, Rehm J

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25103-y PMID: 41233802

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Nikki Bozinoff

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Pathways Project: Exploring Substance Use Trajectories and Opioid-Related Outcomes in Adults Seeking Support for Substance Use Health.

Characterizing trends and patterns in benzodiazepine-related toxicity deaths in Ontario: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids: Use to Experience Subjective Effects Versus Other Nonmedical Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada From 2020 to 2024.

Association between initial benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and time to benzodiazepine discontinuation: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

Dying younger, dying of overdose: gendered and age dimensions of mortality and shelter service access among individuals experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada.

Association between early methadone dose titration and treatment discontinuation and opioid toxicity: A retrospective cohort study.

Clarifying the evidence and implications of prioritizing extended-release buprenorphine for opioid agonist treatment in Canada's federal correctional system.

Understanding opioid use within the substance use journeys of adults receiving treatment: a qualitative study protocol of the participant-led timeline mapping approach.

A scoping review and concept analysis to inform Canada's safe(r) opioid supply research agenda.

Mapping the overdose crisis in Ontario: geographic disparities in opioid-related harms and services.

Evaluating the quality, accessibility, effectiveness, and safety of residential treatment services for opioid use disorder in Ontario

Semaglutide as a Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Novel Opioid Agonist Therapy Prescribing Practices

Utilizing Health Promotion to Respond to the Drug Toxicity Public Health Emergency: A Cross-Provincial Comparative Analysis of Opioid Agonist Therapy Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Evolving Prescribing Guidance for Opioid Agonist Treatment

Intensive Virtual Treatment with Remote Abstinence Monitoring for Alcohol Use Disorder

Remote Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal: A Pilot Study

Frequent collaborators

Tara Gomes

Jennifer Wyman

Bernard Le Foll

Pamela Leece

Farihah Ali

Mina Tadrous

Tony Antoniou

Beth Sproule

Evan Wood

Gillian Kolla

Kora DeBeck

Rob Boyd

Samantha Wells

Leslie Buckley

Shannon Lange

Csilla Kalocsai

Brian Rush

Samantha Wells

Julie Bruneau

J Michael Paterson

Peter Selby

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Bernard Le Foll

Isabelle Boileau