Niederlande. A visit to the AMOC Drug Consumption Room in Amsterdam (Video)
(Drugreporter, Ungarn, 19.12.2019, Video, 18:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCq_n6jrP-0&feature=em-lsp
Karlsruhe. Erster Drogenkonsumraum Baden-Württembergs eröffnet
Karlsruhe – Schwerstabhängige Menschen in Karlsruhe haben nun einen Ort, an dem sie ihre Drogen unter Betreuung einnehmen können. Die Betroffenen könnten unter hygienisch guten Bedingungen konsumieren, sagte Sozialminister Manne Lucha (Grüne) bei der Eröffnung des ersten baden-württembergischen Drogenkonsumraums. (aerzteblatt.de, 06.12.2019)
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/107998/Erster-Drogenkonsumraum-Baden-Wuerttembergs-eroeffnet
Toward Healthy Drug Policy in the United States - The Case of Safehouse.
Burris S, Anderson ED, Davis CS, Beletsky L.
N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 4. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1913448.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1913448
Supervised injection facility use and all-cause mortality among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A cohort study.
Kennedy MC, Hayashi K, Milloy M-J, Wood E, Kerr T (2019)
PLoS Med 16(11): e1002964. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002964
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002964
A Safer Injecting Drugs Education Research to reduce HIV/HCV risk transmission in people who inject drugs
Eurosider is an European project, financed by the European Union DG Home programme, supporting initiatives in the field of drugs policy and operates 2018 – 2019.
The project is developed by the French Research Institute INSERM and supported by Aides, France and the Correlation Network. (November 2019)
https://www.correlation-net.org/eurosider/
Irland. Simon Harris: Injecting centres do not legitimise drug use - if we're serious about tackling addiction we must establish one
The Minister for Health says that the government must and will shoulder its responsibilities in this area. (thejournal.ie, Irland, 18.11.2019)
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/simon-harris-drugs-injecting-centres-4895124-Nov2019/
Bundesregierung will Einrichtungshürden für Drogenkonsumräume nicht beseitigen
Berlin – In Deutschland existieren 24 Drogenkonsumräume in 15 Städten. Auf die Frage, ob das Angebot ausreicht, gibt es seitens der Bundesregierung keine Bewertung. Das geht aus einer Antwort auf eine Kleine Anfrage der Linksfraktion hervor. (aerzteblatt.de, 13.11.2019)
Nürnberg. Drogen-Konsumräume: Kehrtwende bei der CSU - Bislang hatte sich die Partei gegen solche Drogenkonsumräume ausgesprochen
NÜRNBERG - Paradigmenwechsel bei den Christsozialen in Nürnberg: Junge Stadtratskandidaten der CSU schlagen ein Pilotprojekt mit "Drogen-Kompetenzräumen" für Abhängige vor. (nordbayern.de, 12.11.2019)
https://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/drogen-konsumraume-kehrtwende-bei-der-csu-1.9522222
Drogenkonsumräume in Deutschland - Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Niema Mossavat, Dr. André Hahn, Gökay Akbulut, weiterer Abegeordneter und der Fraktion DIE LINKE.
Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 19/13764, 19. Wahlperiode, 07.10.2019
http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/19/137/1913764.pdf
Schweiz. Monitoring des Substanzkonsums in den Kontakt- und Anlaufstellen - Jahresbericht 2019
Ein Projekt der Kontakt- und Anlaufstellen Schweiz und von Infodrog. (Infodrog 2019)
https://www.infodrog.ch/files/content/schadensminderung_de/2019/DE_Monitoring_2019_K_A.pdf
Berlin. Herrmann kündigt Drogen-Konsumraum am Kottbusser Tor an
Berlin – Die Bezirksbürgermeisterin von Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin, Monika Herrmann (Bündnis90/Die Grünen), will gezielter gegen Drogenkonsum im öffentlichen Raum vorgehen. Im Sommer 2020 soll am Kottbusser Tor ein Zentrum für Alkohol- und Heroinabhängige mit einem Konsumraum eröffnen, erklärte Herrmann gegenüber dem Portal rbb24 Recherche. (aerzteblatt.de, 25.0.10.2019)
Australien. Worker linked to Melbourne injecting room faces court charged with trafficking heroin
The 49-year-old was among five who faced court for trafficking as part of an alleged drug ring. (Guardian, UK, 29.10.2019)
Do safe-injection sites work?
International evidence suggests that letting addicts take drugs under supervision saves lives. (The Economist, UK, 10.10.2019)
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/10/10/do-safe-injection-sites-work
USA. «Fixerstübli»: Eine Schweizer Idee macht verspätet in Amerika Schule
Repressive Drogengesetze verhinderten bisher in Amerika die Eröffnung von Abgabestellen, wie sie in der Schweiz seit den achtziger Jahren bekannt sind. In Philadelphia soll sich dies nun ändern. Am Mittwoch gab ein Bundesrichter in einem Grundsatzurteil dem Verein Safehouse grünes Licht. (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Schweiz, 03.10.2019)
https://www.nzz.ch/international/fixerstuebli-eine-schweizer-idee-kommt-in-die-usa-ld.1513043
USA. Huge Court Win for Philly Safe Consumption Site—But Fight Isn’t Over
October 2 will live long in US harm reduction history. A federal judge ruled that Safehouse—a nonprofit planning to open the first sanctioned safe consumption site on US soil in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood—would not be violating federal law. (Filter, USA, 03.10.2019)
https://filtermag.org/safe-consumption-victory/
USA. Fate of Philly Safe Consumption Site Now Hinges on Judge’s Ruling
Nearly two years after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said his office would not stand in the way of a safe consumption site (SCS) to help cut the city’s record overdose levels, the fate of Safehouse, which would be America’s first officially sanctioned SCS, is now in the hands of a federal judge. (Filter, USA, 06.09.2019)
https://filtermag.org/philadelphia-consumption-judge/
USA. Public Health: Trump Administration Is In Court To Block Nation's 1st Supervised Injection Site
USA. Public Health: Trump Administration Is In Court To Block Nation's 1st Supervised Injection Site
Philadelphia could become the first U.S. city to offer opioid users a place to inject drugs under medical supervision. But lawyers for the Trump administration are trying to block the effort, citing a 1980s-era law known as "the crack house statute." (NPR – national public radio, USA, 06.09.2019)
Supervised Injection Facility Utilization Patterns: A Prospective Cohort Study in Vancouver, Canada.
Supervised Injection Facility Utilization Patterns: A Prospective Cohort Study in Vancouver, Canada.
Kennedy MC, Klassen DC, Dong H, Milloy MS, Hayashi K, Kerr TH.
Am J Prev Med. 2019 Sep;57(3):330-337. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.04.024.
Abstract
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31377091
Acceptability of safe drug consumption spaces among people who inject drugs in rural West Virginia.
O'Rourke A, White RH, Park JN, Rodriguez K, Kilkenny ME, Sherman SG, Allen ST.
Harm Reduct J. 2019 Aug 31;16(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12954-019-0320-8.
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-019-0320-8
USA. 'Cuomo Lied, People Died': Advocates Block Governor's Office Over Delay In Safe Injection Sites
USA. 'Cuomo Lied, People Died': Advocates Block Governor's Office Over Delay In Safe Injection Sites
Dozens of harm reduction advocates blocked the entrances to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office on Wednesday, as they called on him to approve a city plan that would open four overdose prevention centers for New Yorkers to safely inject drugs.
The one-year pilot program, which was announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May of 2018, was expected to create the country's first supervised injections sites (SIFs). (The Gothamist, USA, 28.08.2019)
Portugal. Filter Video: Inside Portugal’s First Mobile Safe Consumption Site
In April of this year, Portugal, a country well known for having decriminalized all drugs in 2001, got its first safe consumption site—on wheels. It’s a brand-new, shiny white Peugeot Boxer van.
For this original Filtervideo, I spoke with Adriana Curado, a psychologist from Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT; Group of Activists in Treatment) and Diana Gautier, a social worker with Médicos do Mundo (MdM; Doctors of the World). The two women are co-coordinators and staff members of the Lisbon-based van, and believe that their mobile safe consumption site is a vital way to meet people who use drugs “where they’re at.” (Filter, USA, 10.06.2019, Video, 06:49)
https://filtermag.org/filter-video-inside-portugals-first-mobile-safe-consumption-site/
Kanada. Edmonton: Red Deer supervised drug consumption site facing backlash, online harassment
The centre saw 4,500 site visits and 151 reversed overdoses last month
Staff at Turning Point Society of Alberta, the centre running Red Deer's downtown supervised consumption site, say they're being bullied and harassed online.
Since the overdose prevention site opened last October, Sarah Fleck, the centre's clinical manager, said staff have seen a gradual increase of negative comments and public backlash targeted at clients on their Facebook page and via email. (CBC, Kanada, 12.08.2019)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/turning-point-alberta-red-deer-backlash-1.5240721
Prospective client survey and participatory process ahead of opening a mobile drug consumption room in Lisbon.
Taylor H, Curado A, Tavares J, Oliveira M, Gautier D, Maria JS.
Harm Reduct J. 2019 Aug 9;16(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12954-019-0319-1.
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-019-0319-1
Kanada. Canadians warm up to harm reduction in fight against opioids
Next month will mark the 16th anniversary of the start of operations at Insite, the first legal supervised drug injection facility to operate in North America. Since 2003, 48 similar sites have opened across Canada, more than half of which are located in Ontario. (BIV – Business in Vancouver, Kanada, 13.08.2019)
https://biv.com/article/2019/08/canadians-warm-harm-reduction-fight-against-opioids
Irland. Drug abuse: Reality of addicts shooting up in public after injecting centre plan is rejected
Irland. Drug abuse: Reality of addicts shooting up in public after injecting centre plan is rejected
Drug addicts are still injecting in Dublin's back lanes after plans for a medically supervised facility were rejected by the city council. (The Independent, Irland, 07.08.2019)
UK home secretary urged to introduce drug rooms to save lives
MPs and police commissioners call for introduction of DCR overdose prevention centres. (The Guardian, UK, 22.07.2019)
NRW. Drogenkonsumraumbericht 2018
Die Geschäftsstelle der Landesstelle Sucht NRW hat den Drogenkonsumraumbericht NRW 2018 veröffentlicht. Es werden die Drogenkonsumraum-Statistiken der zehn Drogenkonsumräume in Nordrhein-Westfalen dokumentiert.
Die Auswertung der Daten erfolgt über eine spezielle Software. Es werden quantitative Daten wie Anzahl und Art der Konsumvorgänge, örtliche Veränderungen, Leistungen der Einrichtungen, Trends im Nutzungsverhalten sowie die Vermittlung der suchtkranken Menschen in weiterführende Hilfeangebote erhoben. Landesstelle Sucht, NRW, 2019)
http://www.landesstellesucht-nrw.de/tl_files/images/pages/PDFs/DKR-Bericht%202018.pdf
USA. What to expect when your city is expecting a supervised injection site: Lessons from around the globe | Perspective
Philadelphia, where another 1,100 people died of an overdose in 2018, is slowly navigating toward opening a supervised injection site, a move that has prompted a debate among harm reduction advocates and law-and-order types about the best way to address the overdose crisis. Safehouse, a nonprofit, has been incorporated with the sole purpose of opening a site to save lives. After incorporating, the U.S. attorney sued Safehouse, arguing that the site is illegal, in an attempt to prevent them from opening. The suit is currently in court, but Safehouse has made progress. In March they announced a potential location. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, 29.06.2019)
Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs): final conference of the Solidify project (5-6 December 2019, Lisbon (Portugal)
Co-hosted by Efus, the city of Lisbon, and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
Supervised Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) have proved to be a safe way to prevent harm related to drug use and insecurity linked to consumption in public spaces and trafficking. However, the establishment of a DCR can give rise to concerns among local residents to which local authorities must respond through dialogue and consensus-building measures. Beyond there is also the difficulty of political resistance as DCRs are still far from being widely accepted or even properly understood by some European political decision-makers.
https://efus.eu/en/topics/%activity%/17444/
Niederlande. Drug Consumption Rooms in the Netherlands - 2018 Update
Anouk de Gee, Daan van der Gouwe, Sara Woods, Cedric Charvet, Agnes van der Poel
Trimboos Instuítute, Utrecht/Niederlande, 2019
https://www.correlation-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DCR-in-NL-Trimbos-report.pdf
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