Despite high rates of harm attributable to alcohol use itself and the associated
marginalization of illicit drinkers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES), alcohol-specific …

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 …

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 …

Background There is growing experience with the not-for-profit, consumer-driven cannabis
social club (CSC) model that builds on self-supply, self-organization and harm-reduction; …

Supervised Consumption Facilities – Review of the Evidence
_________________________________ Page 1 2017 Supervised Consumption Facilities …

Background Overdose deaths have increased dramatically in the United States, including in
Rhode Island. In July 2021, the Rhode Island government passed legislation supporting a …

Background Peer assistance is an emerging area of study in injection drug use. When
Canada's first supervised consumption site (SCS) opened in 2003 in Vancouver, Canada …

Purpose Efforts to establish harm reduction interventions in Italy have persisted since the
mid-1990s. Despite this, no sanctioned SIF has ever been implemented. The purpose of this …

Background In Massachusetts, the number of opioid-related deaths has increased 350%
since 2000. In the setting of increasing overdose deaths, one potential intervention is …

Background Injecting drugs safely almost always includes the presence of one's social
network, especially for the prevention of overdose. Yet, the systematic analysis of users' …