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Analytical findings in used syringes from a syringe exchange program

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020
Since it's first implementatation in 1984, Syringe Exchange Programs (SEP) are a critical component of harm reduction interventions among people who inject drugs.. The aim of this work was to use a scientific analytical approach to obtain drug use information through the analysis of the content of used syringes.357 syringes were collected in New York ...
Taís Regina, Fiorentin, Barry K, Logan
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Marketing Syringe/Needle Exchange Programs

Health Marketing Quarterly, 1999
In 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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Regulating Syringe Exchange Programs: A Cautionary Note

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1994
To the Editor. —Recent estimates of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversions in the United States suggest that the plurality of new infections are associated with illicit drug injection. 1 Syringe-exchange programs (SEPs) are a common method for reducing HIV risk behavior among injecting drug users (IDUs) in other countries, but have ...
D C, Des Jarlais, D, Paone, S R, Friedman, N, Peyser, R G, Newman   +4 more
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An Innovative Syringe Exchange Program

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2017
Nevada's pilot vending machine program encourages users to enter treatment programs.
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Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs in Amsterdam

Substance Use & Misuse, 2006
Politically, there are various ways to approach problem drug use. Three major orientations are criminalization, medicalization, and harm reduction.
Ewald, Witteveen, Gerard, Schippers
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Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs

Southern Medical Journal, 1993
Syringe 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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Syringe Use and Reuse: Effects of Syringe Exchange Programs in Four Cities

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology, 1998
We determined the effect of syringe exchange programs (SEPs) on syringe reuse patterns. Five methods were employed to estimate injections per syringe made by exchange clients in four cities. In San Francisco, Chicago, and Baltimore, self-reported data on the number of injections per syringe were obtained.
R, Heimer, K, Khoshnood, D, Bigg, J, Guydish, B, Junge   +4 more
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Syringe exchange in community pharmacies—The Portuguese experience

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2010
Since 1993 the participation of Portuguese pharmacies to the national Syringe Exchange Programme (SEP) has remained high. However, no national guidelines or standard procedures are available regarding the provision of this service. We aimed to describe practices and attitudes toward syringe dispensing and other harm reduction strategies in Portuguese ...
Torre, C, Lucas, R, Barros, H
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Effects of Amsterdam Needle and Syringe Exchange

International Journal of the Addictions, 1991
The needle and syringe exchange in Amsterdam was initiated in 1984 by the Junky Union. To date, ample data are available to support the role of the needle exchange in facilitating drug injectors to use drugs in a safer way: no increase in drug use could be validated, participants of the exchange schemes were less involved in needle sharing, the supply ...
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Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs Worldwide

Southern Medical Journal, 1993
The first large-scale syringe and needle exchange (SANE) programs were established in The Netherlands and in the United Kingdom (UK) about 8 years ago. Since then, SANE programs have been established in Australia, Sweden, Canada, and the United States.
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