Supervised Injection Facilities as Harm Reduction: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Supervised injection facilities are harm reduction interventions that allow people who inject drugs to use previously obtained substances under the supervision of health professionals. Although currently considered illegal under U.S. federal law, several U.S. cities are considering implementing supervised injection facilities anyway as a response to the escalating overdose crisis. The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of supervised injection facilities, compared with that of control conditions, for harm reduction and community outcomes.

Evidence acquisition

Studies were identified from 2 sources: a high-quality, broader review examining supervised injection facility-induced benefits and harms (from database inception to January 2014) and an u

SUBMITTER: Levengood TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature