Samantha Colledge-Frisby

Aug 17, 2023 | filtermag.org | Samantha Colledge-Frisby

Approximately 15 million people inject drugs, according to the best available evidence—equivalent to three in every 1,000 people on the planet. People who inject drugs (PWID) are some of the most marginalized people in society, and vulnerable to myriad harms. Widespread stigma, discriminatory drug policies and criminalization are calamitous for social health. PWID face systemic barriers to accessing health care, leading to prolonged suffering, delayed treatment, and ill health.

Mar 27, 2023 | thelancet.com | Samantha Colledge-Frisby |Sophie Ottaviano |Paige Webb |Jason Grebely

Exploring reasons for changes in service provision between the previous 2017 review and the current reviewChange in coverage due to policy or funding changesOur findings indicate that, in some countries, there have been both improvements and reductions in service provision that reflect changes in service coverage estimations between reviews.