“We’ve lost a lot of lives:” The Impact of the Closure of North America’s Busiest Supervised Consumption Site on People Who Use Substances and the Organizations that Work with Them DOI Creative Commons
Morgan Magnuson, Shannon Vandenberg, Tracy Oosterbroek

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Abstract Background Supervised Consumption Sites (SCSs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy to reduce the risk of fatal drug poisonings. However, this approach has faced political opposition in Canada, resulting closures SCSs some provinces. Our study aims add understanding impact SCS by exploring perspectives both people who use substances (PWUS) and staff members organizations that continue provide services. explores aftermath closure what was once North America’s busiest SCS, located Lethbridge, Alberta, offering a contextualized exploration regressive policies. Methods To better understand closure, our adopts descriptive qualitative design explore novel phenomenon within unique context Alberta. We conducted 27 interviews with PWUS 10 Staff Members harm-reduction chose reflexive thematic analysis (TA), which allows for critical realist contextual data analysis. Results developed three themes based on first theme speaks harms Next, second highlights participants motivations behind ARCHES closure. last how navigate approaches while responding worsening poisoning crisis. Conclusions continued need expand services ongoing advocacy reverse policy decisions.

Language: Английский

“We’ve lost a lot of lives:” The Impact of the Closure of North America’s Busiest Supervised Consumption Site on People Who Use Substances and the Organizations that Work with Them DOI Creative Commons
Morgan Magnuson, Shannon Vandenberg, Tracy Oosterbroek

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Abstract Background Supervised Consumption Sites (SCSs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy to reduce the risk of fatal drug poisonings. However, this approach has faced political opposition in Canada, resulting closures SCSs some provinces. Our study aims add understanding impact SCS by exploring perspectives both people who use substances (PWUS) and staff members organizations that continue provide services. explores aftermath closure what was once North America’s busiest SCS, located Lethbridge, Alberta, offering a contextualized exploration regressive policies. Methods To better understand closure, our adopts descriptive qualitative design explore novel phenomenon within unique context Alberta. We conducted 27 interviews with PWUS 10 Staff Members harm-reduction chose reflexive thematic analysis (TA), which allows for critical realist contextual data analysis. Results developed three themes based on first theme speaks harms Next, second highlights participants motivations behind ARCHES closure. last how navigate approaches while responding worsening poisoning crisis. Conclusions continued need expand services ongoing advocacy reverse policy decisions.

Language: Английский

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