In recent years, controversial interventions such as 'heroin-assisted treatment'(HAT) and
'supervised injection facilities'(SIFs) have been established in attempts to minimise the high …

Supervised injecting facilities (SIF) have been shown to be highly effective interventions in
reducing the harms associated with injecting drug use. To date a total of 28 …

The Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) is the first supervised injecting
facility (SIF) in Australia and the English-speaking world. It commenced operations in May …

OBJECTIVE:: To describe public opinion towards supervised injecting centres (SICs) and
the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) before and after the opening of …

Background This paper will determine whether expanding Insite (North America's first and
only supervised injection facility) to more locations in Canada such as Montreal, cost less …

The opposition to supervised injection in Canada ultimately comes down to a question of
values. The central arguments offered by opponents of facilities like Insite may be …

Aim To determine the level and changes in public opinion between 2003 and 2009 among
adult C anadians about implementation of supervised injection facilities (SIF s) in C anada …

Current levels of opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the United States are staggering.
Data for 2017 indicate that there were more than 47,000 opioid-involved overdose deaths …

Commentary Commentaire disease transmission, overdoses and public nuisance
associated with injection drug use; to improve the general health of IDUs; and to increase …

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 …