Heather N. Palis

St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Widespread Take-Home Naloxone Use Averted the Majority of Potential Opioid Poisoning Deaths in British Columbia, 2019-2024: A Bayesian Modelling Study.

Widespread Take-Home Naloxone Use Averted the Majority of Potential Opioid Poisoning Deaths in British Columbia, 2019-2024: A Bayesian Modelling Study.

Journal: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making

Published: April 21, 2026

Temporal and regional associations between fentanyl concentrations in the unregulated drug supply and drug-related mortality in British Columbia, Canada.

Temporal and regional associations between fentanyl concentrations in the unregulated drug supply and drug-related mortality in British Columbia, Canada.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Published: January 13, 2026

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

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

Journal: Drug and alcohol review

Published: January 09, 2026

The impact of drug decriminalization policy on mental health- and substance-related service utilization among people who use drugs with prior care in British Columbia.

The impact of drug decriminalization policy on mental health- and substance-related service utilization among people who use drugs with prior care in British Columbia.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Published: January 05, 2026

Distinguishing chronic disease profiles and cause of death attribution in opioid and or stimulant toxicity deaths to inform overdose prevention efforts.

Distinguishing chronic disease profiles and cause of death attribution in opioid and or stimulant toxicity deaths to inform overdose prevention efforts.

Journal: Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Published: December 19, 2025

Prescribed alternative stimulants among people who use unregulated stimulants: Examining the association between maximum dose reached and medication discontinuation in the first 3 years of implementation in British Columbia, Canada.

Prescribed alternative stimulants among people who use unregulated stimulants: Examining the association between maximum dose reached and medication discontinuation in the first 3 years of implementation in British Columbia, Canada.

Journal: Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Published: October 29, 2025

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of personal possession of select illegal drugs on drug possession criminal incidents and criminal cases in British Columbia, Canada (2013 to 2023).

The short-term impacts of the decriminalization of personal possession of select illegal drugs on drug possession criminal incidents and criminal cases in British Columbia, Canada (2013 to 2023).

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Published: October 15, 2025

Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

Journal: Health & justice

Published: August 20, 2025

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Published: August 08, 2025

The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integrated youth services initiative.

The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integrated youth services initiative.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Published: June 29, 2025

Decriminalization of drug possession in British Columbia and hospitalizations for opioid poisoning.

Decriminalization of drug possession in British Columbia and hospitalizations for opioid poisoning.

Journal: Public health

Published: May 21, 2025

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Journal: Lancet regional health. Americas

Published: April 24, 2025

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