The estimated costs and benefits of a hypothetical supervised consumption site in Providence, Rhode Island.

ABSTRACT:

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 two-year pilot program authorizing supervised consumption sites (SCSs) in response to this crisis. We estimated the costs and benefits of a hypothetical SCS in Providence, Rhode Island.

Methods

We utilized a decision analytic mathematical model to compare costs and outcomes for people who inject drugs under two scenarios: (1) a SCS that includes syringe services provision, and (2) a syringe service program only (i.e., status quo). We assumed 0.95% of injections result in overdose, the SCS would serve 400 clients monthly and have a net cost of $783,899 annually, 46% of overdoses occurring outside of t

SUBMITTER: Chambers LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature