ABSTRACT
Introduction Soft-tissue infections and other injection-related infections are among the main contributors to health service use among people who inject drugs (IDU) [1-6]. In many settings, the two most common reasons for emergency department (ED) visits relate to soft-tissue infections, and problems related directly to drug use (e.g., overdose)[1,2,4,6]. Not-surprisingly, many IDU use EDs as a regular point of care; IDU are generally less likely to use outpatient services compared to nonIDU[4] and generally face poor access to prevention programs and addiction treatment services [7-9].
