Supervised injection services: what has been demonstrated? A systematic literature review
C Potier, V Laprévote, F Dubois-Arber… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Supervised injection services (SISs) have been developed to promote
safer drug injection practices, enhance health-related behaviors among people who inject …
safer drug injection practices, enhance health-related behaviors among people who inject …
A scoping review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services
A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that supervised consumption services (SCS)
mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious …
mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious …
Strategies used by people who inject drugs to avoid stigma in healthcare settings
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) have limited engagement in healthcare
services and report frequent experiences of stigma and mistreatment when accessing …
services and report frequent experiences of stigma and mistreatment when accessing …
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 …
'Safer environment interventions': a qualitative synthesis of the experiences and perceptions of people who inject drugs
R McNeil, W Small - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
There is growing acknowledgment that social, structural, and environmental forces produce
vulnerability to health harms among people who inject drugs (PWID), and safer environment …
vulnerability to health harms among people who inject drugs (PWID), and safer environment …
HIV infection among persons who inject drugs: ending old epidemics and addressing new outbreaks
DC Des Jarlais, T Kerr, P Carrieri, J Feelemyer… - Aids, 2016 - journals.lww.com
AIDS among persons who inject drugs, first identified in December 1981, has become a
global epidemic. Injecting drug use has been reported in 148 countries and HIV infection …
global epidemic. Injecting drug use has been reported in 148 countries and HIV infection …
Supervised injection facility use and all-cause mortality among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A cohort study
MC Kennedy, K Hayashi, MJ Milloy, E Wood… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) experience elevated rates of premature
mortality. Although previous studies have demonstrated the role of supervised injection …
mortality. Although previous studies have demonstrated the role of supervised injection …
The value of harm reduction for injection drug use: A clinical and public health ethics analysis
L Vearrier - Disease-a-Month, 2019 - Elsevier
The US is facing dual public health crises related to opioid overdose deaths and HIV.
Injection drug use is fueling both of these epidemics. The War on Drugs has failed to stem …
Injection drug use is fueling both of these epidemics. The War on Drugs has failed to stem …
Implementation and sustainability of safe consumption sites: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
Abstract Background Safe consumption sites (SCSs) serve diverse populations of people
who use drugs (PWUD) and public health objectives. SCS implementation began in the …
who use drugs (PWUD) and public health objectives. SCS implementation began in the …
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 …