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| Title |
Public Health and Public Order Outcomes Associated with Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities: a Systematic Review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current HIV/AIDS Reports, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11904-017-0363-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mary Clare Kennedy, Mohammad Karamouzian, Thomas Kerr |
| Abstract |
Supervised drug consumption facilities (SCFs) have increasingly been implemented in response to public health and public order concerns associated with illicit drug use. We systematically reviewed the literature investigating the health and community impacts of SCFs. Consistent evidence demonstrates that SCFs mitigate overdose-related harms and unsafe drug use behaviours, as well as facilitate uptake of addiction treatment and other health services among people who use drugs (PWUD). Further, SCFs have been associated with improvements in public order without increasing drug-related crime. SCFs have also been shown to be cost-effective. This systematic review suggests that SCFs are effectively meeting their primary public health and order objectives and therefore supports their role within a continuum of services for PWUD. Additional studies are needed to better understand the potential long-term health impacts of SCFs and how innovations in SCF programming may help to optimize the effectiveness of this intervention. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 158 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 69 | 44% |
| United States | 14 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 4% |
| Djibouti | 3 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 63 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 121 | 77% |
| Scientists | 22 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 222 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 222 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 28 | 13% |
| Unknown | 61 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 28 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 12% |
| Psychology | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 82 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 666. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 January 2024.
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