Safe Spaces: Evaluating Supervised Injection Programs (New Aced It Episode)

Supervised injection sites are a controversial topic. In fact, the United States still considers them illegal. Yet research out of Europe, Canada, and Australia all point towards the efficacy of these sites. In this episode, we dive into the scholarship that examines safe injection sites, and the effects they have on overdose mortality, injection behaviors, treatment access, and even neighborhood crime levels. Because of the legal limitations placed on U.S. sites, we also highlight how technological advancements have made it possible to use harm reduction over the phone using apps and even wearable technology!

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This project was supported by Grant [5PBJA-22-AG-00031-MUMU] awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this podcast are those of the host and the research team and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.