Strike, Carol
Rudzinski, Katherine
Schmidt, Rose A.
Kolla, Gillian
Kryszajtys, David
Perri, Melissa
Kaminski, Nat
Guta, Adrian
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Article History
Received: 28 November 2024
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Change Date: 29 May 2026
Change Type: Update
Change Details: The original online version of this article was revised: The author David Kryszajits name has been updated to David Kryszajtys in the article PDF.
Change Date: 1 June 2026
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01473-3
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the University of Toronto Research Ethics Board (Protocol: 40140). All participants verbally consented to participate in the interview.
: Not applicable.
: Separate from this study, Dr. Kolla received funding from London InterCommunity Health Centre’s Substance Use and Addictions Program grant to conduct an independent preliminary evaluation of their Safer Opioid Supply program. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.