A sco** review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to the use of supervised consumption services

A Ivsins, A Warnock, W Small, C Strike, T Kerr… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that supervised consumption services (SCS)
mitigate a variety of drug-related harms, including decreasing overdose deaths, infectious …

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] Virtual overdose monitoring services and overdose prevention technologies: opportunities, limitations, and future directions

W Rioux, T Marshall, SM Ghosh - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Overdose mortality has continued to rise in North America and across the globe in people
who use drugs. Current harm reduction strategies such as supervised consumption sites …

Harm reduction for opioid use disorder: strategies and outcome metrics

JD Ellis, KE Dunn, AS Huhn - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2024‏ - psychiatryonline.org
Opioid overdose deaths and opioid-related harms have reached unprecedented levels,
particularly as compounds such as xylazine and fentanyl have infiltrated the drug supply …

NYC's overdose prevention centers: data from the first year of supervised consumption services

JM McAteer, S Mantha, BE Gibson… - … Innovations in Care …, 2024‏ - catalyst.nejm.org
Unintentional drug overdose deaths are a critical public health concern nationally and
locally; New York City (NYC) reported 3,026 overdose fatalities in 2022, the highest number …

Innovation in the delivery of behavioral health services

T D'Aunno, CJ Neighbors - Annual Review of Public Health, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
Several factors motivate the need for innovation to improve the delivery of behavioral health
services, including increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders, limited …

A rapid review of current engagement strategies with people who use drugs in monitoring and reporting on substance use-related harms

M Perri, T Khorasheh, DEO Poon, N Kaminski… - Harm Reduction …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The Canadian drug supply has significantly increased in toxicity over
the past few years, resulting in the worsening of the overdose crisis. A key initiative …

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 …

A systematic review of interventions that impact alcohol and other drug-related harms in licensed entertainment settings and outdoor music festivals

C Eassey, CE Hughes, P Wadds, D de Andrade… - Harm reduction …, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Harms associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) in licensed
entertainment settings (LES) and outdoor music festivals (OMF) are ongoing public health …

Social and structural determinants of injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis

TD Brothers, M Bonn, D Lewer, E Comeau, I Kim… - …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections are
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …