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| Company type | Non-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health care, Supervised injection site |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Downtown Eastside neighbourhood |
| Website | www |
Insite is a supervised drug injection site in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1] The DTES had 4,700 chronic drug users in 2000 and has been considered to be the centre of an "injection drug epidemic". The site provides a supervised and health-focused location for injection drug use, primarily heroin.[2][3] The clinic does not supply any drugs.[4] Medical staff are present to provide addiction treatment, mental health assistance, and first aid in the event of an overdose or wound. In 2017, the site recorded 175,464 visits (an average of 480 injection room visits per day) by 7,301 unique users; 2,151 overdoses occurred with no fatalities, due to intervention by medical staff.[5] The site also offers a free checking service so clients can check their substances for fentanyl and carfentanil. Health Canada has provided $500,000 per year to operate the site, and the BC Ministry of Health contributed $1,200,000 to renovate the site and cover operating costs. Insite also serves as a resource for those seeking to use a harm reduction approach for people who inject drugs around the world. In recent months and years, delegations from a number of countries are on record touring the facility, including various U.S. states, Colombia and Brazil.[6] 95% of drug users who use Insite also inject on the street according to a British Columbia health official.[7]
- ^ "Vancouver Insite drug-injection facility can stay open". BBC News. September 30, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ Vancouver site report for the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU), 2005 Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Insite – Supervised injection site Archived March 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Official webpage
- ^ Vancouver's Insite drug injection clinic will stay open, CBC, 2011-09-30]
- ^ Vancouver Coastal Health: Insite.
- ^ "Safe-injection site draws interest from foreign health experts". The Globe and Mail. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ Freyer, Felice J. (May 12, 2019). "Seeking a safe place: Vancouver's story". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.