Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2016) Clients of Danish drug consumption room reduce public injecting. Drug and Alcohol Findings Research Analysis, (13 December 2016),
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According to clients of this Danish drug consumption room, access to a safe injecting facility reduced their public injecting and unsafe syringe disposal.
Key points From summary and commentary
• Clients using a Danish safe injecting facility were invited to participate in a study about their injecting behaviours and practices.
• Most reported less rushed/stressful injections, less public injecting outdoors and no longer sharing needles after the facility opened.
• As a public health intervention, the facility successfully reached people engaging in high-risk behaviours
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Safe spaces (injecting facilities / centre / consumption rooms)
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Denmark
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