USA. Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites The Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing so-called safe injection sites, or safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal…

Implementation of a nurse-led overdose prevention site in a hospital setting: lessons learned from St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.  Dogherty E, Patterson C, Gagnon M, Harrison S, Chase J, Boerstler J, Gibson J, Gill S, Nolan S, Ryan A…

Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalisation with Use of an Unsanctioned Safe Consumption Site for Injection Drug Use in the United States.  Lambdin, B.H., Davidson, P.J., Browne, E.N. et al. Reduced  J GEN INTERN MED (…

Kanada. Court to hear urgent appeal on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites The rule, set to come into place on Jan. 31, requires people who are using substances to show their personal health care number to access the sites. (Toronto Sta…

Policy windows for drug consumption rooms in Finland.  Unlu A, Tammi T, Hakkarainen P.  Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. January 2022. doi:10.1177/14550725211069287 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14550725211069287

Empathy, Evidence, & Experience - Learning from overseas to respond to street-based drug injecting in Dublin City Centre† Working Paper Eugene McCann, Geography, Simon Fraser University  Tony Duffin, Ana Liffey Drug Project Januar 2022…