Danya Fast

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor

Research Focus

Substance Use

Degrees / Designations

PhD

Contact Info

danya.fast@ubc.ca

News and Awards

Shaping the future of health care through research

Jun 7, 2025

Collaboration is key when it comes to supports for youth opioid use

Aug 30, 2022

Publications

SSM - population health -
Opioid agonist therapy trajectories among street entrenched youth in the context of a public health crisis.
Giang V, Thulien M, McNeil R, Sedgemore K, Anderson H, Fast D
PloS one -
"Something that actually works": Cannabis use among young people in the context of street entrenchment.
Paul B, Thulien M, Knight R, Milloy MJ, Howard B, Nelson S, Fast D
Social science & medicine (1982) -
Coming 'down here': young people's reflections on becoming entrenched in a local drug scene.
Fast D, Small W, Wood E, Kerr T
Human organization -
Did Somebody Say Community? Young People's Critiques of Conventional Community Narratives in the Context of a Local Drug Scene.
Fast D, Shoveller J, Small W, Kerr T
Harm reduction journal -
Perceptions of a drug prevention public service announcement campaign among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study.
Ti L, Fast D, Small W, Kerr T

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