Perceptions about supervised injection facilities among people who inject drugs in Philadelphia

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for infectious diseases, skin and soft tissue infections, and overdose. However, these harms are all avoidable when sterile injection equipment, hygienic places to inject, and medical care are accessible. Unfortunately, many PWID in the U.S lack these resources. The most vulnerable are forced to inject in public spaces, where individual risks are high and communal harms are sometimes many. Supervised Injection Facilities (SIFs) are an established intervention for reducing these harms.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - December 10, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Robert E. Harris, Jessica Richardson, Rosemary Frasso, Evan D. Anderson Source Type: research