Factors associated with obtaining prescribed safer supply among people accessing harm reduction services: findings from a cross-sectional survey.
Heather PalisBeth HaywoodJenny McDougallChloé G XavierRoshni DesaiSamuel TobiasHeather BurgessMax FergusonLisa LiuBrooke KinniburghAmanda K SlaunwhiteAlexis CrabtreeJane A BuxtonPublished in: Harm reduction journal (2024)
Overall, the proportion of respondents who received prescribed safer supply was low, suggesting that this intervention is not reaching all those in need. Harm reduction services may serve as a point of contact for referral to prescribed safer supply. Additional outreach strategies and service models are needed to improve the accessibility of harm reduction services and of prescribed safer supply in British Columbia.