To what extent do supervised drug consumption services incorporate non-injection routes of administration? A systematic scoping review documenting existing facilities

Speed, Kelsey A.; Gehring, Nicole D.; Launier, Katherine; O’Brien, Daniel; Campbell, Sandy; Hyshka, Elaine

doi:10.1186/s12954-020-00414-y

Harm Reduction Journal

Table 5 Layout of identified SCS that allow non-injection routes of consumption

From: To what extent do supervised drug consumption services incorporate non-injection routes of administration? A systematic scoping review documenting existing facilities

Country	Name	Layout	Citation
Australia	Berry Street	Backyard of residential facility	[56]
Canada	327 Carrall Street SIS	Storefront space with a back room with two small tables divided by a temporary wall for injection and washroom; after four months, visitors were allowed to consume via inhalation in the washroom with a fan	[79]
	Dr. Peter Centre Residence	Injection within residents' rooms and inhalation accommodated in an outside area	[77]
	Pop-up SIS	Tables within a tent	[87]
	VANDU’s unsanctioned inhalation facility	Bathroom with ventilation system	[15]
		Inhalation room with fan accessible to one person at a time	[41]
		Storefront location with a lobby, front desk area, injection room, and small adapted washroom with ventilation system accessible to one person at a time	[16]
Denmark	Aarhus DCR	5 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[78]
		Injection room, smoking room, health clinic	[36]
	Maendenes Hjem	Various rooms for different purposes including an injection and smoking room	[88]
	Skyen	Spaces for injection and inhalation (air conditioned)	[53]
		8 spaces for injection and 6 spaces for inhalation	[78]
		7 spaces for inhalation	[44]
		Booths for injection and a separate room for inhalation	[36]
Germany	Abrigado	4 spaces for injection and 4 spaces for inhalation	[38]
		10 rooms for different purposes; 4 spaces for injection and 4 spaces for inhalation	[33]
	Birkenstube	6 spaces for injection/intranasal and 4 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	DCR Bonn	Ground floor: care area with lounge and kitchen First floor: counselling centre for drug use Second floor: medical clinic (outpatient) Third floor: crisis intervention (inpatient; short term; maximum 6 clients) Backyard: 5 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[44]
	Drob Inn	10 spaces for injection and 5 spaces for inhalation/intranasal	[43]
		7 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[38]
		15 rooms for different purposes; 7 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[33]
		7 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[42]
	DroBill	6 spaces for injection and 1 space for inhalation	[38]
		8 rooms for different purposes; 8 spaces for injection and 1 space for inhalation	[33]
	Drogenberatung Bielefeld e.V.	8 spaces for injection/intranasal and 8 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	Drogenhilfe Aachen	~ 14 rooms for different purposes; 2 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[33]
	Drogenhilfezentrum Saarbrücken gGmbH	13 spaces for injection/intranasal and 3 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	Drogennotdienst Frankfurt	10 spaces for injection/intranasal and 5 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	Düsseldorfer Drogenhilfe e.V.	6 spaces for injection/intranasal and 3 spaces for inhalation/intranasal	[43]
	Eastside	8 spaces for injection/intranasal; 2 of those spaces are for inhalation	[43]
	Fixpunkt	2 mobile consumption rooms; 3 spaces for injection/intranasal	[43]
	Fixpunkt/Step gGmbH	9 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for intranasal	[43]
	Fixstern	6 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[38]
		~ 10 rooms for different purposes; 6 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[33]
		6 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[42]
	Gleis 1	5 spaces for injection and 4 spaces for inhalation	[43]
		~ 16 rooms for different purposes; 5 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[33]
	Indro	4 spaces for injection/intranasal and 1 space for inhalation	[43]
		6 spaces for injection (no booth-like partitions, only 4 participants at a time) and one booth with air exhaust for inhalation	[37]
		4 spaces for injection (maximum 6 participants) and 1 space for inhalation	[38]
		~ 9 rooms for different purposes; 4–6 spaces for injection and 1 space for inhalation	[33]
	KAD I	3 spaces for injection/intranasal/inhalation	[43]
	KAD II	6 spaces for injection/intranasal and 2 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	KICK—Aide-Hilfe	8 spaces for injection and 8 spaces for inhalation/intranasal	[43]
	Kodrobs Altona	4 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation/intranasal	[43]
	Kontaktstelle für Drogenabhängige	~ 14 rooms for different purposes; 2 spaces for injection and 1 space for inhalation; smallest facility in Germany at the time	[33]
	Krisenhilfe Bochum	5 spaces for injection/intranasal and 3 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	Krisenhilfe Essen	~30 rooms for different purposes; 8 spaces for injection and 4 spaces for inhalation	[33]
	La Strada	7 spaces for injection/intranasal	[43]
	Nidda 49	12 spaces for injection/intranasal/inhalation	[43]
	Ragazza e.V.	4 spaces for injection/intranasal and 6 spaces for inhalation (8 parallel consumptions maximum)	[43]
		6 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[38]
		10 rooms for different purposes; 5 spaces for injection and 3 spaces for inhalation	[33]
	Stay Alive	8 spaces for injection, inhalation, and intranasal	[43]
		6 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[38]
		~ 13 rooms for different purposes; 6 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[33]
		6 spaces for injection and 2 spaces for inhalation	[42]
	Suchthilfe direkt Essen	8 spaces for injection/intranasal and 5 spaces for inhalation	[43]
	Suchthlife Aachen	5 spaces for injection; 2 of which are for inhalation	[43]
	The Essen DCR	8 spaces for injection and 4 spaces for inhalation	[89]
	Verein für Gefährdetenhilfe	5 spaces for injection/intranasal and 3 spaces for inhalation	[43]
Luxembourg	Abrigado	Injection room and inhalation room (which opened in 2012)	[90]
		Injection room with 8 tables and inhalation room with 6 tables	[46]
		7 spaces for injection and 3–4 spaces for inhalation (pilot project; February 2012)	[1]
		Supervised injection and inhalation room	[91]
Netherlands	Buurthuis	5–6 spaces for injection and 10–14 spaces for inhalation	[32]
	Keetje Tippel	5 spaces for injection and 14 spaces for inhalation	[32]
	Moerkerkestraat	5–6 spaces for injection and 10–14 spaces for inhalation	[32]
	Pauluskerk	Various rooms for different purposes; 1 space for injection (2 tables for 6 participants at a time) and 1 space for inhalation (each space ~ 3 × 5 m)	[34]
		20 spaces for injection and 20 spaces for inhalation	[32]
	Stichting Gelders Centrum Voor Verslavingszorg	Entry controlled by worker in a small office inside the front door; large open sitting/recreation area space (10 × 8 m); 1 space for injection and 1 space for inhalation regulated by staff member (both rooms 2 × 3 m; 8 people at a time; 1 m square window in doors for observation)	[34]

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