Similar to syringe exchange programs, many sanctioned SCS around the world started with action among people who use drugs - many of which have been operating unsanctioned SCS for decades in an effort to keep their community safe and alive. It is essential to meaningfully involved people who use drugs to determine the "who, what, where, when" of implementing SCS. To learn more about the important role of peers in this movement, check out Photos and Videos to watch a short clip about meaningful involvement of people who use drugs.