Safer drug consumption facilities: evidence paper

This paper highlights the evidence in support of safer drug consumption facilities.


Footnotes

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7. MSIC Evaluation Committee. (2010). Further evaluation of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre during its extended Trial period (2007-2011). Sydney.

8. Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room Medically Supervised Injecting Room Review Panel, June 2020

9. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Chapter 11. Drug consumption facilities in Europe and beyond. In: Harm reduction: Evidence, impacts and challenges. Lisbon: EMCDDA; 2010

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12. Hedrich, D. (2004). European report on drug consumption rooms. Lisbon: EMCDDA

13. MSIC Evaluation Committee. Final report on the evaluation of the Sydney medically supervised injecting centre. Sydney: 2003

14. Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room Medically Supervised Injecting Room Review Panel, June 2020

15. Addictive Behaviours: Injection drug users' perceptions regarding use of a medically supervised safer injecting facility, May 2007, pages 1088-1093

16. NSW Health: Further evaluation of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre during its extended Trial period (2007-2011) Final Report 14 September 2010 v1.1

17. Wood E, Tyndall MW, Zhang R, Stoltz J, Lai C, Montaner JSG, Kerr T. Attendance at supervised injecting facilities and use of detoxification services. New England Journal of Medicine 2006 06/08; 2016/02;354(23):2512-4)

18. Changes in public order after the opening of a medically supervised safer injecting facility for illicit injection drug users (nih.gov)

19. NSW Health Further evaluation of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre during its extended Trial period (2007-2011) Final report 14 September 2010

20. Perceptions and attitudes of strategic decision-makers and affected families across Scotland towards Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths, Stirling University, DDTS, 2021

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