Acceptability and anticipated effectiveness of a safe supply of opioids, among people who inject opioids in King County, WA

Original research
par
Palayew, Adam et al

Date de publication

2024

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We examined the acceptability, delivery model preference, and anticipated effectiveness of different regulated opioid models among people in the Seattle area who inject opioids.

Constatations/points à retenir

Most participants (69 %) indicated that receiving a regulated opioid supply would be “a lot less risky” than their current supply, 20 % said, “a little less risky”, 10 % said no difference, and 1 % said a little or a lot more risky. A regulated opioid supply would be acceptable to most participants, and participants reported it would greatly reduce their risk of overdose.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Survey (n=453)

Mots clés

Safer supply
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