Moral foundations underpinning attitudes toward supervised consumption services across Canada's prairie provinces.

Summary: Supervised consumption services are places where people can safely use drugs to prevent overdoses. Doctors and scientists know these places save lives. However, many people in the public still do not like them. Scientists wanted to know why people feel this way, so they surveyed over 2,000 people in Canada about their deep moral beliefs and their feelings toward people who use drugs.

They found that people who strongly value caring for others and being fair are much more likely to support these safe places. On the other hand, people who strongly value strict rules, authority, and purity are less likely to support them. Also, people who judge drug users harshly (stigma) support these services less. Knowing this helps leaders talk to the public in a way that makes sense to everyone's values, which can help communities accept these life-saving services.