Evaluation of Ireland’s pilot medically supervised injection facility (Lot 1): 6-month report on impact and effectiveness

Gillian W Shorter; Leo Jefferys; Philip Boland; Cherie Armour; Orfhlaith Campbell; Caoimhe Shields; Catherine Comiskey

Evaluation of Ireland’s pilot medically supervised injection facility (Lot 1): 6-month report on impact and effectiveness

Gillian W Shorter^*, Leo Jefferys, Philip Boland, Cherie Armour, Orfhlaith Campbell, Caoimhe Shields, Catherine Comiskey

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Dublin
Publisher	Health Service Executive
Commissioning body	Health Service Executive
Number of pages	60
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2025

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Keywords

safe consumption site
drug consumption room
drug policy
Irish Drug Policy
Ireland
overdose prevention
opioids
cocaine

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