Sarah Larney, McGill University

Research

Covid-19 Pandemic Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Youth Knowledge Synthesis Substance Use Problems

Latest papers

Substance use-related stigma and injection-related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs in Montreal.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
The impact of severe mental illness on treatment retention and all-cause mortality among people in opioid agonist treatment.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The Lancet. Public health · 2026

All 41 publications

Latest funding

Mapping and predicting patient trajectories for acute respiratory infections and related antibiotic use with the multisite COhort in PRImary Care (COPRI)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations.
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 2 grants and awards

41 publications.

01

Substance use-related stigma and injection-related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs in Montreal.

Horvat K, Bruneau J, Knight R, Martel-Laferrière V, Zang G, Maheu-Giroux M, Stone J, Vickerman P, Boisvert I, Larney S, Artenie A

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105478 PMID: 42669224

02

The impact of severe mental illness on treatment retention and all-cause mortality among people in opioid agonist treatment.

Gisev N, Santo T, Lappin J, Lintzeris N, Gibson A, Larney S, Mills L, Degenhardt L, Jones NR

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113234 PMID: 42341384

03

Bacterial sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Beaudry G, Harney BL, Larney S, Plugge E, Spaulding AC, Kronfli N

The Lancet. Public health2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00277-4 PMID: 41500741

04

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

05

Comparative Effectiveness of Buprenorphine-Naloxone and Methadone for Opioid Overdose Among Youths

Kleinman RA, Larney S, Sule NO, Ma C, Szatmari P, Kurdyak P

JAMA pediatrics20263 citations

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0041

06

Exploring housing instability through a gender lens among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada.

Vakili F, Høj SB, Minoyan N, Udhesister S, Laferrière VM, Bruneau J, Larney S

Drug and alcohol review2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/dar.14050 PMID: 40171634

07

Trends in accidental drug overdose mortality in Canada: An analysis from 1974 to 2023.

Dasari H, Artenie A, Bruneau J, Larney S

The International journal on drug policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105022 PMID: 41056833

08

Characteristics of supervised injection site clients and factors associated with requiring overdose intervention, Montreal, Canada, 2018-2022.

Zolopa C, Brothers TD, Leclerc P, Mary JF, Morissette C, Bruneau J, Martin NK, Hyshka E, Larney S

The International journal on drug policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104711 PMID: 39842392

09

Determinants of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Montreal, Canada.

Makarenko I, Minoyan N, Bordier Høj S, Udhesister S, Martel-Laferrière V, Jutras-Aswad D, Larney S, Bruneau J

Drug and alcohol review2024

DOI: 10.1111/dar.13862 PMID: 38741361

10

Trends in substance use and related harms among older adults in high-income countries.

Sutherland R, Gisev N, Larney S

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/add.16469 PMID: 38494921

Mapping and predicting patient trajectories for acute respiratory infections and related antibiotic use with the multisite COhort in PRImary Care (COPRI)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: de Pokomandy, Alexandra; Gaboury, Isabelle; Paquette, Jean-Sébastien; Rodrigues, Isabel

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Infections; Cohort; Learning Health Systems; Primary Care

$100,000

The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations.

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Wendt, Dennis C; Charlong, Pamela A; Larney, Sarah; O'Connor, Roisin M

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Youth; Knowledge Synthesis; Substance Use Problems

$100,000

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

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Educational and Counselling Psychology
Microbiologie et maladies infectieuses
Medicine
Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Biostatistics Division
Psychology and Neuroscience
Other

Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sarah Larney

Microbiologie et maladies infectieuses

41 shared papers, latest 2026

Julie Bruneau

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

8 shared papers, latest 2026

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Rodney Knight

Social and Preventive Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Mohammad Karamouzian

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Clement Ma

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Marie-France Raynault

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Ahmed Bayoumi

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Peter Szatmari

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Igor Yakovenko

Psychology and Neuroscience

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Peter Szatmari

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2020

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Covid-19 Pandemic Dear Professor Larney, 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 "Substance use-related stigma and injection-related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs in Montreal." (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 "The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations." (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]

Sarah Larney

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Substance use-related stigma and injection-related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs in Montreal.

The impact of severe mental illness on treatment retention and all-cause mortality among people in opioid agonist treatment.

Bacterial sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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

Comparative Effectiveness of Buprenorphine-Naloxone and Methadone for Opioid Overdose Among Youths

Exploring housing instability through a gender lens among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada.

Trends in accidental drug overdose mortality in Canada: An analysis from 1974 to 2023.

Characteristics of supervised injection site clients and factors associated with requiring overdose intervention, Montreal, Canada, 2018-2022.

Determinants of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Montreal, Canada.

Trends in substance use and related harms among older adults in high-income countries.

Mapping and predicting patient trajectories for acute respiratory infections and related antibiotic use with the multisite COhort in PRImary Care (COPRI)

The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations.

Frequent collaborators

Sarah Larney

Julie Bruneau

Elaine Hyshka

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Rodney Knight

Mohammad Karamouzian

Nikki Bozinoff

Clement Ma

Marie-France Raynault

Ahmed Bayoumi

Peter Szatmari

Paul Kurdyak

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Nadine Kronfli

Igor Yakovenko

Matthew Bonn

Peter Szatmari