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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

Expanding supervised consumption services in rural Canada: Bridging gaps.

Nyal Mirza, Holly Mathias, Elaine Hyshka

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Responding to the toxic drug crisis: Promising innovations, gaps, and calls to action.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nyal MirzaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-5870-4019
Holly MathiasSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0094-2466
Elaine HyshkaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ehyshka@ualberta.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-5785-8890

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Supervised consumption services (SCS) and overdose prevention services (OPS) are core interventions for reducing risks of overdose death, HIV, and hepatitis C (HCV) and supporting the health of people who use drugs. However, most SCS/OPS are concentrated in major urban centres. There is an urgent need for the expansion of SCS/OPS in rural and small population centres across Canada, particularly given rising rates of drug-related mortality and morbidity in these settings. This commentary outlines current knowledge of SCS based in rural and small population centres, including availability and key barriers and facilitators of implementation and access. To support a public health approach that reduces drug-related mortality and morbidity, further research is needed on scaling up SCS/OPS in communities of all sizes. Alternative delivery models, including virtual and mobile, and the role of informal peer networks have the potential to enhance SCS/OPS in rural and other low resource settings.

Indexed as

Drug OverdoseNeedle-Exchange ProgramsRural Health ServicesRural PopulationCanadaHealth Services AccessibilityHumansBarriers to accessFacilitators to accessMobile overdose servicesOverdose prevention sites (OPS)Rural drug useRural harm reductionRural supervised consumptionSmall population health servicesSupervised consumption services (SCS)

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PMID40360843
PMCPMC12629544

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