USA. San Francisco Aims To Open Supervised Drug Use Site In Spring To combat San Francisco’s high rate of overdoses, Mayor London Breed said Tuesday she hopes to open a center in the spring where people could use drugs under the watch of medical pr…

Schottland. Scottish Government working on new plan for drug consumption room in Glasgow, says John Swinney Deputy First Minister reveals officials are “actively exploring” ways to open a facility where illegal substances can be taken safely, to re…

Assessing Drug Consumption Rooms and Longer Term (5 Year) Impacts on Community and Clients.  Tran V, Reid SE, Roxburgh A, Day CA.  Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021;14:4639-4647, doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S244720 https://www.dovepress.com/asse…

Kanada. WHY SCS: Canada is experiencing an overdose emergency, which killed over 21,000 people between 2016 and 2020. Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) are a core component of Canada’s overdose response. WHY SCS is a project of the Canadian Res…

Mexiko. The Risk Environment of People Who Inject Drugs in the U.S./Mexico Border: The case of Mexicali, the harm reduction NGO “Verter”, and the first safe consumption site in Latin America, La Sala. How can we address issues of substance use in h…

USA. In a bid to stop overdose deaths, California could allow drug use at supervised sites  (…) Deaths from drug overdoses have surged during the pandemic, claiming more than 90,000 lives last year across the country, according to federal data…