Overdose prevention centres, safe consumption sites, and drug consumption rooms: A rapid evidence review

Gillian W Shorter; Phoebe McKenna-Plumley; Kerry B.D. Campbell; Jolie R Keemink; Benjamin D Scher; Stephen Cutter; Zarnie Khadjesari; Alex Stevens; Adelina Artenie; Peter Vickerman; Philip Boland; Nicole M Miller; Anne Campbell

doi:10.17034/7nb2-j826

Overdose prevention centres, safe consumption sites, and drug consumption rooms: A rapid evidence review

Gillian W Shorter^*
, Phoebe McKenna-Plumley
, Kerry B.D. Campbell
, Jolie R Keemink
, Benjamin D Scher
, Stephen Cutter
, Zarnie Khadjesari
, Alex Stevens
, Adelina Artenie
, Peter Vickerman
, Philip Boland
, Nicole M Miller
, Anne Campbell

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Drug Science
Number of pages	187
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17034/7nb2-j826
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2023

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overdose prevention centres
safe consumption sites
drug consumption rooms
review
public health
drug related deaths

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Developing a core outcome set to evaluate drug consumption rooms (DCRs) and overdose prevention centres, drug consumption rooms, and safe consumption sites evidence review

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Press/Media

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Daily Express: 'Heroin buses' and smoking rooms: MPs give SNP 'green light' to expand The Thistle drug consumption facility

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Les nitazènes, ces opioïdes surpuissants qui inquiètent l’Europe

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