Public support for safe consumption sites and syringe services programs to combat the opioid epidemic.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.02.026
Abstract: We examine Americans' support for two evidence-based harm reduction strategies - safe consumption sites and syringe exchange programs - and their attitudes about individuals who use opioids. We conducted a web-based survey of a nationally… read more here.
Keywords: safe consumption; sites syringe; use opioids; consumption sites ... See more keywords
Reflections from Rhode Island's Safe Consumption Sites Regulations Committee: A Lesson in Racial Equity.
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DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000996
Abstract: ABSTRACT In July 2021, a statewide measure to create Harm Reduction Centers (also known as safe consumption sites [SCS]) was signed into law in Rhode Island. Convincing evidence shows that SCS can reduce premature death… read more here.
Keywords: safe consumption; consumption sites; racial equity; rhode island ... See more keywords
Evaluating the population-level effects of overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in British Columbia, Canada: Controlled interrupted time series
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265665
Abstract: Background On 14 April 2016, British Columbia’s Provincial Medical Health Officer declared the overdose crisis a public health emergency, sanctioning the implementation of new overdose prevention sites (OPS) and supervised consumption sites (SCS) across the… read more here.
Keywords: british columbia; consumption sites; prevention sites; population level ... See more keywords