Safe Injection Sites, Overdoses, and Disease
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
18-5-2020
Abstract
Safe injection sites (SIS) is a controversial topic. The opioid epidemic and overdose death rates keep rising in Seattle, even with solutions, such as safe injection sites and access to treatment services. Further exacerbating the epidemic and sensitive nature of SIS’s, many legislative bodies are placing SISs on hold. Also, many people oppose the opening and operation of safe injection sites in the United States and, more importantly, in Seattle. Furthermore, citizens in Seattle likely know a person who has an opioid use disorder. However, how can the rate of deaths and the spread of infectious diseases be decreased if officials will not accept SISs as a possible solution to the crisis? Major cities in the United States, such as Philadelphia and Seattle, are trying to gain support to open SISs. The prospect of the connection could be higher, where SIS is needed to reduce the rate of people with opioid use disorders. More resources are needed to provide treatment and help for people experiencing addiction, which gives rise to this timely policy analysis. The purpose of this policy analysis aims to assess how safe injection sites would affect drug overdoses, enrollment in detox treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
Recommended Citation
Dolloff, Rose, "Safe Injection Sites, Overdoses, and Disease" (2020). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 67.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2020/COTS/67
Department/Program
Law & Justice
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/2020/04/safe-injection-sites-overdoses-and-disease/
Safe Injection Sites, Overdoses, and Disease
Ellensburg
Safe injection sites (SIS) is a controversial topic. The opioid epidemic and overdose death rates keep rising in Seattle, even with solutions, such as safe injection sites and access to treatment services. Further exacerbating the epidemic and sensitive nature of SIS’s, many legislative bodies are placing SISs on hold. Also, many people oppose the opening and operation of safe injection sites in the United States and, more importantly, in Seattle. Furthermore, citizens in Seattle likely know a person who has an opioid use disorder. However, how can the rate of deaths and the spread of infectious diseases be decreased if officials will not accept SISs as a possible solution to the crisis? Major cities in the United States, such as Philadelphia and Seattle, are trying to gain support to open SISs. The prospect of the connection could be higher, where SIS is needed to reduce the rate of people with opioid use disorders. More resources are needed to provide treatment and help for people experiencing addiction, which gives rise to this timely policy analysis. The purpose of this policy analysis aims to assess how safe injection sites would affect drug overdoses, enrollment in detox treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2020/COTS/67
Faculty Mentor(s)
Christine Henderson and Kurt Ikemeier