Safe Supply Preferences of People who use Opioids in Seattle

This presentation summarizes a survey of nearly 500 people who used opioids who were asked about their preferred models of safe supply
About this Event

Description

Addie Palayew and Malika Lamont will discuss the findings of their recent co-authored paper, "Acceptability and anticipated effectiveness of a safe supply of opioids among people who inject opioids in King County, WA" in International Journal of Drug Policy. The majority of their sample of nearly 500 people who inject opioids found that a regulated opioid supply would be acceptable to them and believed it would be less risky than the currently unregulated underground drug supply. Participants varied in their preferences of safe supply models with different characteristics (i.e., allowing take-home doses, requiring prescriptions, requiring on-site dosing, etc.). The presenters will discuss the implications of these findings for overdose prevention and will respond to audience questions.

Access their paper here.

Accessibility

ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided. This panel is virtual and open to the public. This event will be recorded and registrants will receive the link after the event. If you have other access needs or questions, please contact Aliza Cohen at [email protected].