Background While supervised injection services (SIS) feasibility research has been
conducted in large urban centres across North America, it is unknown whether these …

Background Supervised injection services (SIS) have been shown to reduce the public-and
individual-level harms associated with injection drug use. While SIS feasibility research has …

Background People who require help injecting illicit drugs experience elevated rates of a
range of health-related harms, including overdose and acquisition of blood-borne …

Objectives Few qualitative studies have examined support for supervised injection services
(SIS), and these have been restricted to large cities. This study aimed to assess support for …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for infectious diseases, skin
and soft tissue infections, and overdose. However, these harms are all avoidable when …

Background Esclating epidemics of fatal overdose are affecting communities across
Canada. In many instances, the unanticipated presence of powerful opioids, such as …

Abstract Background: In 2016, BC Canada declared a public health emergency in response
to increasing illicit drug overdose deaths. Previous research has shown that adverse social …

Abstract Background Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) provide spaces where persons
who inject drugs (PWID) can inject under medical supervision and access harm reduction …

Abstract The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services cohort in Toronto, Canada
(OiSIS-Toronto) is an open prospective cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). OiSIS …

Abstract Background Supervised injection services (SISs) have been developed to promote
safer drug injection practices, enhance health-related behaviors among people who inject …