Supervised Injection Facilities: Legal and Policy Reforms

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 70 000 deaths from drug overdoses occurred in 2017, including prescription and illicit opioids, representing a 6-fold increase since 1999.1 Innovative harm-reduction solutions are imperative. Supervised injection facilities (S...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2019-02, Vol.321 (8), p.745-746
Main Authors: Gostin, Lawrence O, Hodge, James G, Gulinson, Chelsea L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime
Disease control
Drug overdose
Federal Government
Government agencies
Government Regulation
Health Policy
Humans
Injection
Liability, Legal
Local Government
Medical personnel
Morbidity
Narcotics
Needle-Exchange Programs - legislation & jurisprudence
Overdose
Prevention
State Government
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - rehabilitation
United States
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