At the 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, held in Glasgow, Scotland, international policymakers gathered to discuss the global overdose crisis and the role that supervised consumption sites can play in helping end these needless and preventable deaths.

The policy brief

A new policy brief is now available that summarises the day’s discussions and provides a starting point for those wanting to know more about supervised consumption rooms and their impact.

It includes:

• Evidence of success
• Global case studies
• Evaluation models 
• Implementation...

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N-SUMHSS په متحده ایالاتو ، د هغې سیمو ، او DC کې د ټولو فعال موادو کارولو او روانی روغتیا تاسیساتو رضاکارانه کلنی سروې ده. کلنی راپور د مخدره توکو کارولو او روانی روغتیا تاسیساتو عمومی پروفایل ، د درملو / درملو کارول ، د ژبې مرستې چمتو شوی ، او د ځان وژنې مخنیوی خدماتو په اړه موندنې وړاندې کوی.

پدې راپور کې د 20،6223 تاسیساتو ډاټا او موندنې شاملې دی ، کوم چې د 14,010 مادې کارولو اسانتیاوې (د 18،615 مستحق موادو کارولو تاسیساتو 75.3٪) ، 9،050 روانی روغتیا تاسیسات (د 12،723 مستحق روانی روغتیا تاسیساتو 71.1٪) ، او 2،438 د موادو کارول او روانی روغتیا اسانتیاوې (د 3،040 مستحق موادو کارولو او روانی...