ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Rationale to evaluate medically supervised safer smoking facilities for non-injection illicit drug users.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Supervised smoking facility access, harm reduction practices, and substance use changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a community-engaged cross-sectional study.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- High levels of interest in access to free safer smoking equipment to reduce injection frequency among people who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- To what extent do supervised drug consumption services incorporate non-injection routes of administration? A systematic scoping review documenting existing facilities.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Public opinions about supervised smoking facilities for crack cocaine and other stimulants.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2016Article
- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Coinfection and Concurrent Diseases Core Research Group: 2016 Updated Canadian HIV/Hepatitis C Adult Guidelines for Management and Treatment.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2016Article
- A cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analysis of an unsanctioned supervised smoking facility in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.Harm reduction journal · 2014Article
- Substance Use and Associated Health Conditions throughout the Lifespan.Public health reviews · 2014Article
- [Not Available].The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2014Article
- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Coinfection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Canadian guidelines for management and treatment of HIV/hepatitis C coinfection in adults.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2013Article
- Modelling crack cocaine use trends over 10 years in a Canadian setting.Drug and alcohol review · 2010Article
- Potential community and public health impacts of medically supervised safer smoking facilities for crack cocaine users.Harm reduction journal · 2006Article
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Abstract
Many cities are experiencing ongoing infectious disease epidemics and substantial community harm as a result of illicit drug use. In an effort to reduce these public order and public health concerns, consideration has been given to the opening in Vancouver of a safer smoking facility (SSF). The present review was conducted to examine if there is a rationale to support the evaluation of a SSF in the Canadian context. Available evidence suggests that conventional drug control strategies are insufficient to address the health and community harms of non-injection drug use, and that the public order benefits of supervised injection facilities may be relevant to SSFs. In addition, there is persuasive evidence to suggest there is potential for blood-borne disease transmission through the sharing of smoking paraphernalia, and the potential for SSFs to address this concern is a pressing public health question. Also relevant to this topic are interventions to prevent transition into injection drug use, and SSFs may also be evaluated as a potential strategy to address this concern.
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