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| March 31 2025 |
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Ontario is scheduled to close ten drug Supervised Consumption Sites and has banned further establishment of new SCS.
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| March 2025 |
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A study in British Columbia, Canada examined the association of safer supply and decriminalization policies with opioid overdose outcomes, concluding that neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis and both were associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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| October 2024 |
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The first supervised injection site in Latin America opened in Bogota, Colombia, marking a significant milestone in harm reduction strategies for the region.
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| October 2024 |
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An official supervised injection site is planned to open in Glasgow, marking the first officially sanctioned facility in the United Kingdom.
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| 2023 |
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The Lord Advocate of Scotland announced a policy of not criminally prosecuting individuals using approved supervised drug consumption sites, with Police Scotland confirming they will exercise discretion in not prosecuting site users.
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| July 2023 | Iran introduced 'Trust houses' run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a new approach to drug rehabilitation facilities. |
| May 2023 |
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Pennsylvania senate passes a bill to ban supervised injection sites statewide with a 41-9 vote, with Governor Josh Shapiro expressing support for the bill.
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| 2022 |
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Governors of California and Vermont vetoed supervised consumption site bills.
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| 2022 |
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Globally, over 100 drug consumption rooms (DCRs) were operating across multiple countries including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
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| December 2022 |
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Completion of the 11-month period of operation for the San Francisco health department's supervised injection site, which served drug addicts throughout the year.
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| July 2022 |
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As of July 2022, European countries reported the following number of supervised injection facilities: Belgium (1), Denmark (5), France (2), Germany (25), Greece (1), Luxembourg (2), Netherlands (25), Norway (2), Portugal (2), Spain (13), and Switzerland (14).
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| January 2022 |
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San Francisco health department established a center that transitioned from a social services linking service to a supervised drug usage site, which operated for 11 months with drug addicts using the facility.
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| 2021 | Taliban implemented a policy of forcing drug addicts into compulsory drug rehabilitation after taking control of Afghanistan. |
| 2021 |
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A peer-reviewed study of the first two months of the OnPoint NYC (OPC) operation was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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| November 2021 |
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The first government-authorized supervised injection sites in the United States began operating in New York City, operated by OnPoint NYC.
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| May 2021 |
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The Glasgow supervised injection site opened by Peter Krykant was closed due to lack of funding and support.
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| January 2021 |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit grants an injunction against Safehouse's supervised injection site project.
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| 2020 | Neurologist Dr. Russell Surasky integrated spinal adjustments into opioid addiction treatment protocols, aiming to support neurological healing and reduce cravings. |
| 2020 |
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Plans to open an injection site in Somerville, Massachusetts were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2020 |
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The Melbourne North Richmond supervised injection site trial was extended for an additional three years, with the site remaining operational.
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| September 2020 |
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An unauthorized SCS was started in a public tent in Lethbridge, Alberta by a group led by a former ARCHES employee, leading to citations and police warnings about potential arrests for drug possession.
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| September 2020 |
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Peter Krykant, a local drugs worker, opened an unofficially sanctioned supervised injection site in Glasgow, United Kingdom. During its nine-month operation, the facility recorded 894 injection events and volunteers assisted in nine overdose events (seven opioid and two cocaine-related), with no fatalities.
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| August 31 2020 |
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The Alberta government defunds and closes ARCHES SCS in Lethbridge after an audit alleging misuse of public funds, though subsequent police investigation found no criminal misuse.
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| July 2020 |
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A New England Journal of Medicine study reported on the existence of the clandestine supervised injection site operating since 2014.
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| February 2020 |
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Safehouse attempts to open a safe consumption site in Philadelphia, facing strong opposition from immediate neighbors and withdrawal of initial lease.
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| 2019 | Florida, Iowa, Missouri, and Arizona introduced bills to allow the establishment of needle exchanges, demonstrating a growing bipartisan interest in harm reduction approaches to substance abuse. |
| October 2019 |
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Safehouse loses initial lawsuit in district court in their attempt to establish a supervised injection site in Philadelphia.
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| September 2019 |
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Safeworks experiences a spike in overdose treatments, with staff dealing with 134 overdose reversals in 2019 - 300% more than the previous year, leading to 13.5% of staff taking psychological leave.
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| March 31 2019 |
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By this date, 71,096 people had used Safeworks SCS services, with staff responding to 954 overdoses.
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| February 2019 |
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Health Canada announces approval for Siteworks to operate for another year, with conditions to address neighborhood safety issues.
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| 2018 | 1.3 million drug addicts were treated in China's compulsory drug rehabilitation centers, demonstrating the continued use of mandatory treatment approaches. |
| 2018 |
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Deloitte audit found $342,943 of grant funds were spent on senior executive compensation, exceeding the allowed $80,000, and an additional $13,000 was spent on inappropriate expenses like parties, staff retreats, and gift cards.
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| 2018 |
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WPVI-TV Action News team travels to Toronto, Canada to investigate and report on safe consumption sites, documenting observations of drug use, drug deals, and violence outside these facilities.
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| 2018 |
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The Canadian Mental Health Association reported that safe injection sites help reduce improperly discarded needles in public.
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| 2018 |
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Victoria opened a supervised injection site in Melbourne's North Richmond neighbourhood following years of community activism, initially on a trial basis.
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| November 2018 |
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Denver city council approved a pilot program for a safe injection site with a 12-to-1 vote, despite the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney's office warning that such sites are illegal under federal law.
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| September 30 2018 | California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB-186, a bill to establish safe injection sites in San Francisco, reflecting ongoing legal debates about harm reduction strategies. |
| April 30 2018 |
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Safeworks SCS becomes fully operational, offering 24/7 services at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre.
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| February 2018 |
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Urban Social Issues Study concludes, examining the impact of supervised consumption services on social disorder and community perceptions.
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| February 2018 |
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ARCHES Lethbridge in Alberta opened, which quickly required multiple police interventions and emergency medical services for opioid-related issues.
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| January 2018 |
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University of Lethbridge professor Em M. Pijl begins Urban Social Issues Study (USIS) to explore unintended consequences of supervised consumption services in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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| 2017 |
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Deloitte audit of Lethbridge ARCHES Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) revealed $1.6 million in unaccounted funds between 2017 and 2018.
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| October 30 2017 |
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Safeworks Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) first launches as a temporary facility at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre in Calgary.
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| November 2016 |
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Alberta Health Services and other provincial agencies meet to discuss potential solutions to the opioid epidemic, with the Alberta Health report recommending supervised injection services (SIS) as a viable solution.
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| 2014 |
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An illegal supervised consumption site began operating in an undisclosed U.S. city, where over 10,000 doses of illegal drugs were injected over a five-year period.
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| 2013 | DSM-5 was released, replacing the previous categories of substance abuse and substance dependence with a new category of substance use disorders, redefining how addiction and dependence are conceptualized in psychiatric diagnostic frameworks. |
| December 31 2013 |
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By the end of 2013, Denmark had three supervised injection facilities open.
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| 2012 |
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A supervised injection site was established in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark, leading to a significant reduction in discarded syringes from 10,000 to below 1,000 per week within a year.
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| 2012 |
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Denmark passed a law allowing municipalities to operate 'fix rooms' for supervised injection.
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