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The INEF exists to actively develop, support, and sustain a network of high quality, comprehensive needle exchange and other harm reduction services across Ireland.
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A cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analysis of proposed supervised injection facilities in Montreal, Canada
Posted on July 12th, 2013 No commentsThis paper will determine whether expanding Insite (North America’s first and only supervised injection facility) to more locations in Canada such as Montreal, cost less than the health care consequences of not having such expanded programs for injection drug users.
With very conservative estimates, it is predicted that the addition of each supervised injection facility (up-to a maximum of three) in Montreal will on average prevent 11 cases of HIV and 65 cases of HCV each year. As a result, there is a net cost saving of CDN$0.686 million (HIV) and CDN$0.8 million (HCV) for each additional supervised injection site each year. This translates into a net average benefit-cost ratio of 1.21: 1 for both HIV and HCV.
The research concluded that funding supervised injection facilities in Montreal appears to be an efficient and effective use
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Supervised Injecting Facilities: What the literature tells us
Posted on January 20th, 2013 No commentsSupervised Injecting Facilities (SIFs) are a well-known, and at times controversial public policy measure to reduce the harms
associated with injecting drug use A substantial amount of literature has been published on SIFs The Drug Policy Modelling Program located 134 papers and reports that provided reviews, outcome studies, economic evaluations, policy analyses and descriptions of SIF from across the globe The annotated bibliography provides the details of these papers. -
The San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force calls for supervised injecting site
Posted on February 19th, 2011 No commentsThe San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force has called for a supervised safe injection facility for drug users in its final report.
The report, which came out in late January, also urged the city to do more to prevent and manage the life-threatening liver disease, including expanded testing and treatment.
Former Mayor Gavin Newsom established the task force in September 2009. The 30-member group includes public health officials, medical professionals, social service providers, treatment activists, and people living with hepatitis C.
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Shooting Gallery Operation in the Context of Establishing a Medically Supervised Injecting Center: Sydney, Australia
Posted on September 4th, 2010 No commentsShooting galleries (SGs) are illicit off-street spaces close to drug markets used for drug injection. Supervised injecting facilities (SIFs) are low threshold health services where injecting drug users (IDUs) can inject pre-obtained drugs under supervision. This study describes SG use in Kings Cross, Sydney before and after the opening of the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC), Australia’s first SIF. Operational and environmental characteristics of SGs, reasons for SG use, and willingness to use MSIC were also examined.
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The potential and viability of establishing a Supervised Injecting Facility (SIF) in Melbourne
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 No commentsThe following provides a summary of evidence generated through a review of published and unpublished literature and key expert consultation. It outlines a position on the potential and viability of a Supervised Injecting Facility (SIF) in Melbourne.
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France: a mock supervised injection facility as a step forward for harm reduction
Posted on May 24th, 2010 No commentsWhen integrated in harm reduction policy, supervised injection facilities (SIF) proved their efficiency in fighting AIDS and overdoses, and improving healthcare accessibility. Several European Countries successfullydeveloped such facilities, though France has not stepped forward yet.
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