Canada has long contended with harms arising from injection drug use. In response to
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …

Abstract Background Safe consumption sites (SCSs) serve diverse populations of people
who use drugs (PWUD) and public health objectives. SCS implementation began in the …

Policy Points This article reconceptualizes our understanding of the opioid epidemic and
proposes six strategies that address the epidemic's social roots. In order to successfully …

This widely respected text and practitioner guide, now revised and expanded, provides a
roadmap for effective clinical practice with clients with substance use disorders. Specialists …

Background People who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to social determinants of health
(SDOH) inequities, such as homelessness, food insecurity, lack of social support, and poor …

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 …

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 …

It is not standard practice to treat patients with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
However, as the incidence of HCV in the United States continues to rise, it may be time to re …

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 …

The opioid overdose crisis is driven by an intersecting set of social, structural, and economic
forces. Simulation models are a tool to help us understand and address thiscomplex …