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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), Michinao Hashimoto (1861465), Eiji Iwase (4089994), Kento Yamagishi (6069779)   +3 more
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“[I]t will be like a full course meal”: healthcare worker perspectives on strategies to optimize integration of PrEP into medication for opioid use disorder and needle and syringe exchange programs for people who use drugs in Kampala, Uganda [PDF]

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Integrating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into facility-based medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and community-based needle and syringe exchange (NSP) programs may optimize service provision and reduce HIV acquisition among people who
Nok Chhun, Brenda Kamusiime, Alisaati Nalumansi, Chris Collins Twesige, Grace Kakoola Nalukwago, Vicent Kasiita, Peter Mudiope, Ritah Kansiime, Timothy R. Muwonge, Peter Kyambadde, Herbert Kadama, Sara Glick, Barrot Lambdin, Renee Heffron, Andrew Mujugira, Kristin Beima-Sofie   +15 more
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Implementation of Buprenorphine Services in NYC Syringe Services Programs: a qualitative process evaluation [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Abstract Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) hold promise for providing buprenorphine treatment access to people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are reluctant to seek care elsewhere. In 2017, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) provided funding and technical assistance to nine SSPs to develop “low ...
Andrea Jakubowski, Caroline Rath, Alex Harocopos, Monique Wright, Alice Welch, Jessica Kattan, Czarina Navos Behrends, Teresa Lopez-Castro, Aaron D. Fox   +8 more
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Enhancing the Safety of People Who Inject Drugs: A Program Evaluation of a Syringe Services Program in Atlanta [PDF]

, 2021
A syringe services program (SSP) is a public health initiative designed to combat the spread of HIV and other infections among populations of people who inject drugs (PWID). These syringe exchanges adhere to a model of care called harm reduction.
Sarmento, Megan A
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Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Opioid overdose fatalities are preventable with timely administration of naloxone, an opioid antagonist, during an opioid overdose event. Syringe service programs have pioneered naloxone distribution for potential bystanders of opioid overdose.
Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Alex H. Kral, Kenneth Sherr, Anjuli D. Wagner, Peter J. Davidson, Barrot H. Lambdin   +6 more
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Municipal police support for harm reduction services in officer-led referrals of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Police constitute a structural determinant of health and HIV risk of people who inject drugs (PWID), and negative encounters with law enforcement present significant barriers to PWID access to harm reduction services.
Pieter Baker, Jaime Arredondo, Annick Borquez, Erika Clairgue, Maria L. Mittal, Mario Morales, Teresita Rocha-Jimenez, Richard Garfein, Eyal Oren, Eileen Pitpitan, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Leo Beletsky, Javier A. Cepeda   +12 more
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The impact of a 24‐hour syringe dispensing machine on a face‐to‐face needle and syringe program and targeted primary healthcare clinic

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: Automatic syringe dispensing machines (ADM) have become an important adjunct to Australia's needle and syringe programs (NSP). However, concerns that they reduce face‐to‐face contact with health staff and other health interventions remain.
Natalia Uthurralt, Anica McGlinn, Martin O'Donnell, Paul S. Haber, Carolyn A. Day   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Orleans Syringe Access Program and Implementation of Harm Reduction Practices [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The New Orleans Syringe Access Program (NOSAP) at CrescentCare strives to reduce transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs by following harm reduction principles and advocating for clients’ healthcare goals.
Eskildsen, Nadia, Dejan, Allison, Hernandez, Marina   +2 more
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“We flew under the radar:” examining the influence of stigma on community engagement strategies among harm reduction practitioners in Central Appalachia

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2023
Background: The rise in opioid overdoses has disproportionately affected the Central Appalachian region of the United States. Stigma towards people who use drugs (PWUD) has limited access to life-saving harm reduction services in the region.
Claire G. Hoffman, Kathryn E. Moracco, Blythe E. Rhodes, Clare L. Barrington, Regina Musa, Leah K. Taraskiewicz   +5 more
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A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Abstract Background Since the emergence of fentanyl in the drug market, syringe services programs (SSPs) have been at the forefront of providing life-saving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips to people who use drugs (PWUD).
Nisha Beharie, Adelya Urmanche, Alex Harocopos   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources