‘Safe Supply’ initiatives: Are they a recipe for harm through reduced healthcare input and supply induced toxicity and overdose?

Emmert Roberts, Keith Humphreys

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Abstract

Within the addiction field, some advocates support a suite of de-regulatory policies that aim to reduce harm by providing people who use drugs with a "safe supply" of pharmaceutical-grade medications. Such initiatives have commenced without the evidence standards normally used to label medication provision as "safe." This perspective suggests that continued debate and research in this area acknowledge the potential toxicity of any provided safe supply medications and highlights that these initiatives could result in an unhelpful reduction in interactions between people who use drugs and health care professionals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)644-647
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Volume84
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2023

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