Using drugs in un/safe spaces: Impact of perceived illegality on an underground supervised injecting facility in the United States

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2018, Pages 37-44

  Davidson, Peter J ^a   Lopez, Andrea M ^b   Kral, Alex H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Law; Overdose; People who inject drugs; Supervised injection facilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG UPTAKE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL SANCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SAFE SPACE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL WORK; UNDERGROUND SUPERVISED INJECTING FACILITY; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SPACE; ADULT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HARM REDUCTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STIGMA; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85039743869     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.005     Document Type: Article

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