Unsafe Supply: Why Making Controlled Prescription Drugs Available for Unsupervised Use Will Not Target the Syndemic of HIV, Hepatitis C, Overdose, and COVID-19— A Commentary on Bonn et al. (2020)

Commentary
par
Lembke, Anna

Date de publication

2020

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Commentary on Bonn et all 2020

Constatations/points à retenir

About: counters arguments made for safer supply by using the argument that increased opioid prescribing is what caused the addiction problem and that safer supply is "Ill advised". Particularly concerned with unsupervised aspect of SOS, and believes that what is needed is increased access to SCS and treatment. Contribution: nothing new - it is a rehash of outdated arguments that depend on ideas of PWUD as untrustworthy and unable to manage their substance use.

Mots clés

Safer supply