Start Date
5-3-2024 9:10 AM
End Date
5-3-2024 11:00 AM
Description
Background
- The opioid epidemic began in 1999 and the number of deaths from overdoses has since quadrupled by 2019
- 50,000 deaths in the US in 2019 from opioid overdoses and the numbers increase each year
- Research Question: What are the public’s and communities' perceptions of safe injection sites?
Keywords
safe injection sites, community perceptions, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic
COinS
May 3rd, 9:10 AM
May 3rd, 11:00 AM
Public and Community Perceptions of Safe Injection Sites
Background
- The opioid epidemic began in 1999 and the number of deaths from overdoses has since quadrupled by 2019
- 50,000 deaths in the US in 2019 from opioid overdoses and the numbers increase each year
- Research Question: What are the public’s and communities' perceptions of safe injection sites?
Comments
Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.