The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to supervised consumption programs

Abstract Background Supervised consumption sites (SCS) and overdose prevention sites (OPS) have been increasingly implemented in response to the ongoing overdose epidemic in Canada. Although there has been a dramatic increase in overdose deaths since the start of the SARS-CoV 2 (COVID-19) pandemic,...

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Main Authors: Emili Gubskaya, Mary Clare Kennedy, Kanna Hayashi, Zishan Cui, M-J Milloy, Thomas Kerr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00521-6