ArticleHarm reduction journal2013
Should North America's first and only supervised injection facility (InSite) be expanded in British Columbia, Canada?
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- Peer-engagement and its role in reducing the risky behavior among crack and methamphetamine smokers of the Downtown Eastside community of Vancouver, Canada.Harm reduction journal · 2016Article
- Increasing awareness about HIV prevention among young people who initiated injection drug use in a Canadian setting, 1988-2014.The International journal on drug policy · 2015Article
- Examining the potential role of a supervised injection facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to avert HIV among people who inject drugs.International journal of health policy and management · 2015Article
- Novel interventions to prevent HIV and HCV among persons who inject drugs.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2015Review
- A cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analysis of proposed supervised injection facilities in Ottawa, Canada.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2014Article
- "SALOME gave my dignity back": the role of randomized heroin trials in transforming lives in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis article reports qualitative findings from a sample of 31 purposively chosen injection drug users (IDUs) from Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria, British Columbia interviewed to examine the context of safe injection site in transforming their lives. Further, the purpose is to determine whether the first and only Supervised injection facility (SIF) in North America, InSite, needs to be expanded to other cities.
methodsSemi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted in a classical anthropological strategy of conversational format as drug users were actively involved in their routine activities. Purposive sampling combined with snowball sampling techniques was employed to recruit the participants. Audio recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically using NVivo 9 software.
resultsAttending InSite has numerous positive effects on the lives of IDUs including: saving lives, reducing HIV and HCV risk behavior, decreasing injection in public, reducing public syringe disposal, reducing use of various medical resources and increasing access to nursing and other primary health services.
conclusionsThere is an urgent need to expand the current facility to cities where injection drug use is prevalent to reduce overdose deaths, reduce needle sharing, reduce hospital emergency care, and increase safety. In addition, InSite's positive changes have contributed to a cultural transformation in drug use within the Downtown Eastside and neighboring communities.
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