Predicting the impact of placing an overdose prevention site in Philadelphia: a mathematical modeling approach.  Wares, J.R., Dong, J., Gevertz, J.L. et al.  Harm Reduct J 18, 110 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12954-021-00559-4 https://harmr…

"You don't have to squirrel away in a staircase": Patient motivations for attending a novel supervised drug consumption service in acute care.  Kosteniuk B, Salvalaggio G, McNeil R, Brooks HL, Dong K, Twan S, Brouwer J, Hyshka E.  Int J…

Schottland. Safer drug consumption facilities: evidence paper This paper highlights the evidence in support of safer drug consumption facilities. (Scottish Government, 21.10.2021) https://www.gov.scot/publications/safer-drug-consumption-facilites-…

USA/NY. De Blasio administration pushes to approve supervised injection sites  The New York City health department is “moving aggressively” to green-light a long-stalled pilot program to open at least two supervised injection facilities aimed…

USA. For Maine’s Church of Safe Injection, a Bittersweet Legalization On September 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized a Maine syringe service program (SSP) to do what it had already been doing for several years. Church of…

USA. Supreme Court Setback in Safehouse Fight for SCS: Will Biden Break His Silence? On October 12, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) chose not to hear a lawsuit over Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse. The embattled harm reduction grou…