It’s time to allow assisted injection in supervised injection sites

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 27 Aug 2017 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 189, pages E1083-E1084 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Marilou, Gagnon;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170659

pmid: 28847779

pmc: PMC5573542

It’s time to allow assisted injection in supervised injection sites

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Abstract

KEY POINTS Assisted injection is necessary to ensure equitable access to supervised injection sites based on individuals’ health care needs, not their capacity to inject. About 90 supervised injection sites have been implemented in Europe, Australia and North America; these include Insite and the

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Keywords

Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Policy Making, Delivery of Health Care, Injections

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