Supervised Injection Facilities: A Logical Progression in Harm Reduction or a Bridge Too Far?

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• April 1st, 2018
• drug-related crime reduction, harm reduction, infectious disease prevention, opioid epidemic, overdose prevention, public health policy, substance use treatment, supervised injection facilities
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The scourge of opiate abuse continues to rage unabated. It claimed 42,000 lives in 2016, more than in any previous year (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2018). That’s 115 human lives per day. Five of our brothers and sisters are lost each hour. One of our parents, spouses, sons or...