Supervised consumption site enables cost savings by avoiding emergency services: a cost analysis study

Abstract Background and aims We report on a cost analysis study, using population level data to determine the emergency service costs avoided from emergency overdose management at supervised consumption services (SCS). Design We completed a cost analysis from a payer’s perspective. In this setting,...

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Main Authors: Shahreen Khair, Cathy A. Eastwood, Mingshan Lu, Jennifer Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00609-5