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  • Supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) are harm reduction interventions with public health benefits for people who use drugs.
  • Significant knowledge gaps exist regarding SSF visitor and staff perspectives on implementation and accessibility.
  • This study addresses these gaps by exploring barriers and facilitators to SSF accessibility.

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  • To investigate the perspectives of peer workers and stakeholders on supervised smoking facility (SSF) accessibility.
  • To identify facilitators that enhance accessibility for SSF visitors.
  • To understand barriers that limit access to SSFs.

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  • Community-based participatory research design involving people who use drugs (PWUD) and SSF leadership.
  • 10 qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with peer workers and stakeholders at a Vancouver SSF (June 2021-April 2022).
  • Abductive analytic approach used for theme identification and organization collaboratively by the research team.

Main Results:

  • Facilitators to accessibility included non-punitive approaches, anonymity and privacy, peer involvement, and physical environment.
  • Barriers to access comprised age restrictions, geographical location, and temporary behavioral restrictions.
  • These elements contribute to a low-barrier service model enhancing visitor accessibility.

Conclusions:

  • Low-barrier SSF service models and site design significantly contribute to greater accessibility for visitors.
  • Findings can inform the scale-up and implementation of SSFs.
  • SSFs are a vital harm reduction approach to mitigate mortality and negative outcomes in the drug toxicity crisis.