Harm reduction among injecting drug users - evidence of effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 This chapter synthesises and evaluates the available direct evidence relating to the impact of needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST), drug consumption rooms (DCRs), and peer naloxone distribution (PND) on HIV/hepatitis
Goldberg, David +5 more
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Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on syringe services programs in rural Kentucky
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) exacerbated risks for adverse health consequences among people who inject drugs by reducing access to sterile injection equipment, HIV testing, and syringe services programs (SSPs).
Jennifer L. Glick +7 more
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Geo-spatial analysis of individual-level needle and syringe coverage in Melbourne, Australia.
PLoS ONE, 2018 Distance to health services is known to be negatively associated with usage and needle and syringe programs (NSPs) for people who inject drugs (PWID) are no different.
Daniel O'Keefe +3 more
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A step-wise approach to a national hepatitis C screening strategy in Malaysia to meet the WHO 2030 targets: proposed strategy, coverage, and costs [PDF]
, 2019 In Malaysia, more than 330 000 individuals are estimated to be chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), but less than 2% have been treated to date.
Azzeri, Amirah +8 more
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Early disruptions to syringe services programs during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionThe widespread HIV epidemic in Ukraine is concentrated among people who inject drugs (PWID), making access to sterile injection paraphernalia (SIP) like sterile needles and syringes a critical method of HIV/AIDS prevention; however, the Russian invasion has threatened to disrupt the operations of syringe services programs (SSPs), creating a
Benjamin M. Nikitin +5 more
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Expansion of Syringe Service Programs in the United States, 2015–2018
American Journal of Public Health, 2020 Objectives. To report on the expansion of syringe service programs (SSPs) in the United States from 2015 to 2018. Methods. We obtained data from records of the Buyers’ Club of the Dave Purchase Project/North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN), including the number of US SSPs and the numbers of sterile syringes purchased by programs.
Don C, Des Jarlais +4 more
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Urgent need to expand syringe services programs in South Carolina and beyond
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022 AbstractOpioid related overdose deaths in the United States claimed over 100,000 thousand lives during the 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the previous period. Syringe services programs (SSPs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy that have been shown to be effective in reducing opioid overdose deaths and ...
Quang Pham, Marc Burrows, Alain Litwin
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Dynamic modelling of hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs: a methodological review [PDF]
, 2014 Equipment sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a key risk factor in infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Both the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing HCV transmission in this population (such as opioid ...
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High HIV incidence among persons who inject drugs in Pakistan: greater risk with needle sharing and injecting frequently among the homeless. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The incidence of HIV among persons who inject drugs (PWIDU) has fallen in many nations, likely due to successes of clean needle/syringe exchange and substance abuse treatment and service programs. However in Pakistan, prevalence rates for PWID have risen
Rab Nawaz Samo +9 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background While people who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to the adverse outcomes of events like COVID-19, little is known regarding the impact of the current pandemic on PWID.
Yesenia Aponte-Melendez +5 more
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