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Estimated cost of comprehensive syringe service program in the United States.

PLoS ONE, 2019
ObjectiveTo estimate the cost of establishing and operating a comprehensive syringe service program (SSP) free to clients in the United States.MethodsWe identified the major cost components of a comprehensive SSP: (one-time start-up cost, and annual ...
Eyasu H Teshale, Alice Asher, Maria V Aslam, Ryan Augustine, Eliana Duncan, Alyson Rose-Wood, John Ward, Jonathan Mermin, Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Patricia M Dietz   +9 more
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Is your syringe services program cost-saving to society? A methodological case study [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background While there is a general acceptance among public health officials and policy-makers that syringe services programs can be effective in reducing HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs, local syringe services programs are often asked to
Don C. Des Jarlais, Jonathan Feelemyer, Courtney McKnight, Kelly Knudtson, Sara N. Glick   +4 more
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Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background and aims In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly.
Barrot H. Lambdin, David Kan, Alex H. Kral   +2 more
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On-site health service delivery models at syringe services programs in the United States: Results of a national cross-sectional survey [PDF]

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) have many needs for health services, but frequently lack access to and/or do not utilize those services. Syringe services programs (SSPs) are low-stigma environments where health services can be provided, but ...
Czarina N. Behrends, Don C. Des Jarlais, Winston Luhur, Xinlin Lu, Grace J. Corry, Sara N. Glick, Shashi N. Kapadia, David C. Perlman, Bruce R. Schackman   +8 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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State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Participant Syringe Possession, 2014-2019 [PDF]

Public Health Reports®, 2020
Objective Law is an important factor in the diffusion of syringe services programs (SSPs). This study measures the current status of, and 5-year change in, state laws governing SSP operations and possession of syringes by participants. Methods Legal researchers developed a cross-sectional data set measuring key features of state laws and regulations ...
Marcelo H. Fernández-Viña, Nadya E. Prood, Adam Herpolsheimer, Joshua Waimberg, Scott Burris   +4 more
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Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Within Syringe Service Programs - United States, 2019. [PDF]

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2020
Syringe service programs (SSPs), which provide access to sterile syringes and other injection equipment and their safe disposal after use,* represent a highly successful human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention. SSPs are associated with a 58% reduction in the incidence of HIV infection among persons who inject drugs (1).
Lambdin BH, Bluthenthal RN, Wenger LD, Wheeler E, Garner B, Lakosky P, Kral AH.   +6 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

HIV risk and prevention among clients of a delivery-based harm reduction service during an HIV outbreak among people who use drugs in northern rural Minnesota, USA

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Since 2019, multiple HIV outbreaks occurred among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Minnesota. Syringe service programs (SSPs) are evidence-based programs that reduce the spread of HIV.
Adam Palayew, Kelly Knudtson, Sue Purchase, Shayna Clark, Lucia Possehl, Elise Healy, Sarah Deutsch, Courtney A. McKnight, Don Des Jarlais, Sara N. Glick   +9 more
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Injections and Infections: Understanding Syringe Service Program Utilization in a Rural State [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Abstract Background: Increasing rates of injection drug use (IDU) associated-infections suggest significant syringe service program (SSP) underutilization. Our study objective was to assess patient knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safe injection techniques and to determine predictors of SSP utilization in a rural state.
Kinna Thakarar, Nitysari Sankar, Kimberly Murray, Frances L. Lucas, Debra Burris, Robert P. Smith   +5 more
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Houselessness and syringe service program utilization among people who inject drugs in eight rural areas across the USA: a cross-sectional analysis

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Research conducted in urban areas has highlighted the impact of housing instability on people who inject drugs (PWID), revealing that it exacerbates vulnerability to drug-related harms and impedes syringe service program (SSP) use.
April M. Ballard, Dylan Falk, Harris Greenwood, Paige Gugerty, Judith Feinberg, Peter D. Friedmann, Vivian F. Go, Wiley D. Jenkins, P. Todd Korthuis, William C. Miller, Mai T. Pho, David W. Seal, Gordon S. Smith, Thomas J. Stopka, Ryan P. Westergaard, William A. Zule, April M. Young, Hannah L. F. Cooper   +17 more
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