Supervised consumption services for acute care hospital patients

Commentary
par
Dong, Kathryn A. et al

Date de publication

2020

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

Constatations/points à retenir

Access to supervised consumption services is recommended across the treatment continuum for people with opioid use disorder. The hospital environment can place patients with ongoing substance use at risk. Embedded supervised consumption services in acute care hospitals have the potential to improve safety and engage patients in addiction treatment.

Mots clés

Harm reduction
Policy/Regulatory
About prescribers
Illegal drugs
Stigma
SCS/OPS
Hospitals