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Marketing Syringe/Needle Exchange Programs
Health Marketing Quarterly, 1999In an effort to bring the AIDS epidemic under control among the highest risk population of injecting drug users, Syringe/Needle Exchange Programs are being considered, developed and implemented. This paper looks at some of the programs in the United States in various stages of development. Also discussed will be the medical, social and political issues
L J, Coleman, K J, Stenlund
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Needle exchange programs and social policy
The Journal of Mental Health Administration, 1993The specter of AIDS will continue to dominate the concerns of clinicians, policy-makers, and social scientists into the next century. In addition to being a biological issue, HIV disease is a political issue. As a result of this, interest groups have mobilized to restrict certain interventions aimed at stopping the spread of HIV. Among those restricted
H W, Clark, J M, Corbett
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The Feasibility of a Syringe-Needle-Exchange Program in Vietnam
Substance Use & Misuse, 1998Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, syringe-exchange programs have been established in a number of developed countries and have proven effective in reducing the transmission of HIV. Very few similar programs have been established in developing countries.
V M, Quan, A, Chung, A S, Abdul-Quader
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Ethical Issues Raised by Needle Exchange Programs
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 1995United States public health experts have long expressed concern about the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among injection drug users (IDUs). The United States has the largest reported IDU population in the world: 1.1 to 1.5 million.
S, Loue, P, Lurie, L S, Lloyd
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Pharmacist Involvement in Needle Exchange Programs
American Pharmacy, 1994The use of injecting drugs with contaminated syringes and needles is a major factor in the spread of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that clean syringes and needles be made more easily available.
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A Collaborative Evaluation of a Needle Exchange Program for Youth
Health Education & Behavior, 1999Limited research has been conducted to examine the effectiveness of existing HIV prevention and harm reduction interventions targeted to injection drug-using youth. Moreover, although there are a growing number of needle exchange programs being developed for youth throughout the United States, the effects of these services have yet to be systematically
R L, Weiker, R, Edgington, M D, Kipke
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Rethinking Coverage of Needle Exchange Programs
Substance Use & Misuse, 2006Coverage is a critical issue in public health programs. If an effective intervention does not reach a sufficient proportion of the population, then the intervention will fail to prevent, control or...
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Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs
Southern Medical Journal, 1993Syringe and needle exchange (SANE) programs appear to be a pragmatic approach to reducing the rising incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). One purported indication of the effectiveness of SANE programs is lower prevalence rates of cases of AIDS or of HIV seropositivity in cities with SANE ...
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