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

Original research
by
Palayew, Adam et al

Release Date

2024

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

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

Findings/Key points

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.

Design/methods

Survey (n=453)

Keywords

Safer supply
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