Drug consumption rooms: A systematic review of evaluation methodologies

V Belackova, AM Salmon, CA Day… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Drug consumptions rooms (DCR) and supervised injecting facilities (SIF) are
expanding internationally. Previous reviews have not systematically addressed evaluation …

Overdose prevention centres, safe consumption sites, and drug consumption rooms: A rapid evidence review

GW Shorter, PE McKenna-Plumley… - Drug …, 2023 - repository.uwl.ac.uk
This rapid review on overdose prevention centres (OPCs) aims to collate and summarise
existing evidence. It describes the impact of OPCs on individuals who use drugs …

Supervised consumption site enables cost savings by avoiding emergency services: a cost analysis study

S Khair, CA Eastwood, M Lu, J Jackson - Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims We report on a cost analysis study, using population level data to
determine the emergency service costs avoided from emergency overdose management at …

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 …

A cost-benefit analysis of a potential supervised injection facility in San Francisco, California, USA

A Irwin, E Jozaghi, RN Bluthenthal… - Journal of Drug …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) have been shown to reduce infection, prevent overdose
deaths, and increase treatment uptake. The United States is in the midst of an opioid …

Overdose prevention centres as spaces of safety, trust and inclusion: A causal pathway based on a realist review

A Stevens, JR Keemink, S Shirley‐Beavan… - Drug and alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Overdose prevention centres (OPC) are non‐residential spaces where people can
use illicit drugs (that they have obtained elsewhere) in the presence of staff who can …

[HTML][HTML] To tent and protect: Homeless encampments as “protective facilities”

T Hodgkinson, S Henderson, MA Andresen… - Journal of Criminal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Post COVID-19, visible homelessness in the form of encampments has grown in cities
across North America. Often these encampments are stereotyped as posing health and …

Economic evaluations of establishing opioid overdose prevention centers in 12 North American cities: a systematic review

CN Behrends, JA Leff, W Lowry, JM Li, EN Onuoha… - Value in Health, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Objectives Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) provide a safe place where
people can consume pre-obtained drugs under supervision so that a life-saving medical …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the impact of a supervised consumption site on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in three counties in California, USA

JA Killion, OS Jegede, D Werb, PJ Davidson… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Supervised consumption sites (SCS) have been shown to reduce receptive
syringe sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States and elsewhere …

Exploring the role of an unsanctioned, supervised peer driven injection facility in reducing HIV and hepatitis C infections in people that require assistance during …

E Jozaghi, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users - Health & Justice, 2015 - Springer
Background Supervised consumption rooms or supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are
venues that have reduced the risk of needle sharing and deaths caused by drug overdose …