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Safer consumption spaces often also provide a range of services that include: Distribution of disease prevention materials (e.g., alcohol swabs, condoms) in addition to sterile needles, syringes, and other injection equipment Referral to substance use disorder detox or treatment, including medication-assisted treatment Access or referral to medical services (HIV, tuberculosis, and/or hepatitis B and C), mental health services, legal or social services Information and education on substance use reduction and related harms, prevention of HIV and other sexually-transmitted diseases, overdose prevention and Naloxone (NARCAN) training, and safer injection practices Safe drug injection equipment disposal There are more than 100 safer consumption spaces operating in at least 66 cities around the world across 10 countries: Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Spain, Denmark, Australia, Canada, and the United States
