Supervised consumption sites, safe injections sites, safe use sites are harm reduction strategies that reduce morbidity and mortality while also increasing connections of people to services. This is widely supported in research, systematic reviews, as well as Canadian studies.
Supervised consumption sites, safe injections sites, safe use sites are harm reduction strategies that reduce morbidity and mortality while also increasing connections of people to services. This is widely supported in research, systematic reviews, as well as Canadian studies.
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Levengood TW, Yoon GH, Davoust MJ, Ogden SN, Marshall BDL, Cahill SR, Bazzi AR. Supervised Injection Facilities as Harm Reduction: A Systematic Review. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Nov;61(5):738-749. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.017. Epub 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34218964; PMCID: PMC8541900.