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2024;59 (4): 520-526.

Supervised Inhalation Sites: Preventing Overdose and Reducing Health Inequities among People Who Use Drugs.

Alison Lu, Claire Kim, Joseph G Rosen, Erin Thompson, Jessica Tardif, Ralph Welwean, Ju Nyeong Park
Author Information
  1. Alison Lu: School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. ORCID
  2. Claire Kim: Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  3. Joseph G Rosen: Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. ORCID
  4. Erin Thompson: Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  5. Jessica Tardif: Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  6. Ralph Welwean: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  7. Ju Nyeong Park: Harm Reduction Innovation Lab, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. ORCID
PMID: 38044494 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2287195

Abstract

Policy and research on the implementation of services for people who inhale drugs lag behind similar efforts for people who inject drugs, limiting access to adequate harm reduction resources for people who inhale drugs. This commentary considers why supervised inhalation sites (SIS) are needed, highlights operational characteristics of four existing services, and advocates for future SIS research. Our hope is to encourage the expansion of SIS worldwide for overdose prevention and reduction of health inequities. Given the limited literature regarding SIS, more extensive study of these programs is warranted to incorporate inhalation into the implementation of supervised consumption sites to provide fair opportunities for all people who use drugs to do so safely without fear of stigma and overdose.

Keywords

Supervised consumption sites drug use harm reduction supervised inhalation sites supervised injection facilities

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Grants

  1. F31 MH126796/NIMH NIH HHS
  2. P20 GM125507/NIGMS NIH HHS
  3. P30 AI042853/NIAID NIH HHS
  4. R25 MH083620/NIMH NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Humans
Needle-Exchange Programs
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Drug Overdose
Harm Reduction
Administration, Inhalation
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