Supervised injection facilities as harm reduction: a systematic review
TW Levengood, GH Yoon, MJ Davoust… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context Supervised injection facilities are harm reduction interventions that allow people
who inject drugs to use previously obtained substances under the supervision of health …
who inject drugs to use previously obtained substances under the supervision of health …
Communication strategies to counter stigma and improve mental illness and substance use disorder policy
E McGinty, B Pescosolido… - Psychiatric …, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Despite the high burden and poor rates of treatment associated with mental illness and
substance use disorders, public support for allocating resources to improving treatment for …
substance use disorders, public support for allocating resources to improving treatment for …
Hospitals as a 'risk environment': an ethno-epidemiological study of voluntary and involuntary discharge from hospital against medical advice among people who …
R McNeil, W Small, E Wood, T Kerr - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high levels of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C (HCV)
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
Reduced emergency department visits and hospitalisation with use of an unsanctioned safe consumption site for injection drug use in the United States
BH Lambdin, PJ Davidson, EN Browne… - Journal of general …, 2022 - Springer
Background Safe consumption sites (SCS) are an evidence-based intervention to prevent
drug use–related harm. In late 2014, an organisation in an undisclosed location in the USA …
drug use–related harm. In late 2014, an organisation in an undisclosed location in the USA …
Using drugs in un/safe spaces: impact of perceived illegality on an underground supervised injecting facility in the United States
PJ Davidson, AM Lopez, AH Kral - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are spaces where people can
consume pre-obtained drugs in hygienic circumstances with trained staff in attendance to …
consume pre-obtained drugs in hygienic circumstances with trained staff in attendance to …
Addressing the nation's opioid epidemic: lessons from an unsanctioned supervised injection site in the US
AH Kral, PJ Davidson - American journal of preventive medicine, 2017 - ajpmonline.org
Over half a million people have died of overdose in the US since 2000. 1 As of 2014, an
estimated 774,434 people inject drugs in the US, the majority of whom inject opioids …
estimated 774,434 people inject drugs in the US, the majority of whom inject opioids …
Mitigating the heroin crisis in Baltimore, MD, USA: a cost-benefit analysis of a hypothetical supervised injection facility
A Irwin, E Jozaghi, BW Weir, ST Allen, A Lindsay… - Harm reduction …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background In Baltimore, MD, as in many cities throughout the USA, overdose rates
are on the rise due to both the increase of prescription opioid abuse and that of fentanyl and …
are on the rise due to both the increase of prescription opioid abuse and that of fentanyl and …
Arguments supporting and opposing legalization of safe consumption sites in the US
Background Safe consumption sites are spaces where people can legally use pre-obtained
drugs under medical supervision and are currently in operation in Canada, Australia and …
drugs under medical supervision and are currently in operation in Canada, Australia and …
The impact of a supervised injecting facility on ambulance call‐outs in Sydney, Australia
ABSTRACT Aims Supervised injecting facilities (SIFs) are effective in reducing the harms
associated with injecting drug use among their clientele, but do SIFs ease the burden on …
associated with injecting drug use among their clientele, but do SIFs ease the burden on …
Simple possession as a 'tool': Drug law enforcement practices among police officers in the context of depenalization in British Columbia, Canada
Background Examining drug law enforcement practices in the context of an evolving drug
policy environment is critical for informing policy reforms and practices as they unfold. In this …
policy environment is critical for informing policy reforms and practices as they unfold. In this …