Trialing supervised injecting facilities as a strategy to address the problems associated with
street-based injection drug use in Australia-success with such facilities overseas in lowering …

Many cities are experiencing ongoing infectious disease epidemics and substantial
community harm as a result of illicit drug use. In an effort to reduce these public order and …

There are concerns that Vancouver's supervised injection facility (SIF) for injection drug
users (IDU) is an amplifier of drug-related crime. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the …

Background: North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility for illicit
injection drug users was opened in Vancouver on Sept. 22, 2003. Although similar facilities …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses show that needle
exchange programs reduce HIV and HCV transmission for injection drug users (IDUs) but far …

North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility (SIF) recently opened in
Vancouver, Canada. One of the concerns prior to the SIF's opening was that the facility might …

Abstract Introduction Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) have been developed to address
the public health burden associated with substance use. While these facilities have been …

Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Supervised Drug Consumption Sites: Experience from Four
Countries | Policy Commons Skip to main content Policy Commons Organizations Publications …

Abstract InSite is North Americas first supervised injection site and a landmark public heath
initiative operating in Vancouver since 2003. The program is a vital component of that cities …

Background Supervised injection facilities (SIF), a harm reduction intervention, may reduce
several risks of public injection drug use. The prospect of conducting a scientific, multi-site …