Study promotes hypothetical OPC on outcomes
Abstract
A simulation study suggested that health outcomes and taxpayer savings can both be improved by hypothetical overdose prevention centers (OPCs). In “Health, Costs, and Injection‐Related Infections at a Hypothetical Overdose Prevention Center,” researchers noted that increasing harm reduction service capacity amplifies these benefits.
Fields of Study & Subjects
HIV
Drug Use
Sexual Risk
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 7–8
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN