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Safe consumption sites

Safe consumption site needles
Drug policy
Five things to know about overdose prevention sites
Published Feb 12, 2020
Research suggests that the facilities are safe and cost effective, but bringing them to the U.S. has been controversial
A supervised consumption site in Vancouver
Drug policy
Illicit opioid-users favor the use of safe consumption sites
Published July 2, 2019
Study asks high-risk opioid users whether they'd take advantage of safe consumption sites, finds that the most high-risk users overwhelmingly support this harm reduction strategy