The Nation's First Publicly Recognized Overdose Prevention Centers: Lessons Learned in New York City.
J Urban Health
; 100(2): 245-254, 2023 04.
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| ID: mdl-37016269
ABSTRACT
In November of 2021, multiple factors converged to create a window of opportunity to open overdose prevention centers (OPCs) at two existing syringe service programs (SSPs) in New York City (NYC). Political will exists in NYC, particularly toward the end of the de Blasio administration's term, and the NYC Health Department worked to garner additional support from local and state elected officials given the dire need to address the overdose crisis. This coincided with readiness on the part of one of the NYC SSP providers, OnPoint NYC, to open and operate OPC services. Legal risks were assessed by both the city and the provider. This case study outlines the sequence of events that resulted in NYC supporting OnPoint to open the first two publicly recognized OPCs in the nation, including lessons learned to inform other jurisdictions considering offering such services.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Overdose de Drogas
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Urban Health
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article