Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Evidence Brief

Supervised Consumption Sites


Explains what supervised consumption sites (SCSs) are, what they do and how they help people. Also addresses how SCSs benefit communities and explores public concerns about them. This brief is part of a series we created to help people and communities understand complex responses to support substance use health.

Please check out our other briefs on our Community Resources page.

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