Initiation, cessation and resumption of attendance at the Melbourne supervised injecting room among a cohort of people who inject drugs
We found high MSIR service uptake, relative to cessation. Attendance was higher among men, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and those recently homeless, with frequent attenders injecting more often and those on OAT less likely to attend frequently.
Authors
- Peter Higgs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-5379)
- Amanda Roxburgh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8609-0075)
- Nico Clark
- Kasun Dananjaya Rathnayake
- Paul A. Agius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-8548)
- Mark A Stoove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-1409)
- Jack Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-0068)
- Lisa Maher
- Adelina Artenie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-2410)
- Daniel O’Keefe
- Matthew Hickman
- Ashleigh C Stewart
- Thomas Kerr
- Belinda Bravo
- Paul M Dietze
Institutions
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
- Société Française de Médecine d'Urgence (FR)
- Monash University (AU)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105150
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00