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Harm Reduction Journal, 2009 Background Programmatic data from New York City syringe exchange programs suggest that many clients visit the programs infrequently and take few syringes per transaction, while separate survey data from individuals using these programs indicate that ...
Siegler Anne +3 more
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Syringe-Injectable, Self-Expandable, and Ultraconformable Magnetic Ultrathin Films
, 2019 Syringe-injectable biomaterials and medical devices are important as minimally invasive implants for diagnosis, therapy, and regenerative medicine. Free-standing polymeric nanosheets with a thickness less than 1 μm and a flexural rigidity less than 10–2 ...
Akihiro Nojiri (2348068) +3 more
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Long-term survey of a syringe-dispensing machine needle exchange program: Answering public concerns [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Syringe-dispensing machines (SDM) provide syringes at any time even to hard-to-reach injecting drug users (IDUs). They represent an important harm reduction strategy in large populated urban areas such as Paris. We analyzed the performance of
Duplessy, Catherine +1 more
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COVID-19 vaccine deliberation among people who inject drugs
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022 Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at greater risk for severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to comorbid, chronic, medical conditions and structural inequities associated with housing instability and incarceration.
Camille C Cioffi +5 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021 Background For over 30 years, syringe services programs (SSPs) have served as an efficacious intervention for the prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C transmission among persons who use drugs.
Timothy P. McMullen +5 more
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International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2021 Background Post-operative vitreous cavity hemorrhage following pars plana vitrectomy is common. In-office drainage of the hemorrhage may be an option for some patients. Technique A new method for office-based air fluid exchange is described.
Riley N. Sanders, Sami H. Uwaydat
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Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background US overdose deaths have reached a record high. Syringe services programs (SSPs) play a critical role in addressing this crisis by providing multiple services to people who use drugs (PWUD) that help prevent overdose death.
Madeline C. Frost +15 more
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Protocol for the implementation of a statewide mobile addiction program
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, 2023 With overdose deaths increasing, improving access to harm reduction and low barrier substance use disorder treatment is more important than ever. The Community Care in Reach R model uses a mobile unit to bring both harm reduction and clinical care for ...
Cynthia A Tschampl +11 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2010 Needle exchange programs chase political as well as epidemiological dragons, carrying within them both implicit moral and political goals. In the exchange model of syringe distribution, injection drug users (IDUs) must provide used needles in order to ...
Glickman Andrea +3 more
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Providing reproductive health services for women who inject drugs: a pilot program
Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 Background Needle syringe programs (NSPs), a proven harm reduction strategy for people who inject drugs, frequently offer limited healthcare services for their clients.
Lauren Owens +4 more
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