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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, Daniel J. Bromberg, Iryna Pykalo, Roman Ivasiy, Zahedul Islam, Frederick L. Altice   +5 more
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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, Arshad Altaf, Ajmal Agha, Omrana Pasha, Shafquat Rozi, Ashraf Memon, Saleem Azam, Meridith Blevins, Sten H Vermund, Sharaf Ali Shah   +9 more
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Implementation Gaps in US Syringe Services Programs, 2022

JAMA Network Open
This cross-sectional study examines implementation gaps in syringe service programs by US Census division, urbanicity, and level of need.
Humphrey, Jamie L., Strack, Claire N., Patel, Sheila V., Saunders, McKinley E., Wenger, Lynn D., Bluthenthal, Ricky N., LaKosky, Paul, Prohaska, Stephanie, Kral, Alex H., Lambdin, Barrot H.   +9 more
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The Impact of Syringe Service Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

, 2022
This study aims to examine whether the adjustments to syringe service programs (SSPs) during COVID-19, such as changing the location of service to an outdoor service, limiting hours of operation, and limiting types of services, are effective in reducing ...
Jimenez, Elizabeth
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Estimating Individual Syringe Coverage at Syringe Services Programs

, 2023
The purpose of this guidance is to help syringe services programs (SSPs) in collecting and analyzing data on individual syringe coverage for their participants. Syringe coverage is an indicator that can help SSPs and other stakeholders estimate if people
Buer, Lesly-Marie
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“We were building the plane as we were flying it, and we somehow made it to the other end”: syringe service program staff experiences and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Syringe service programs (SSPs) provide essential harm reduction and prevention services for people who inject drugs in the USA, where SSP coverage is expanding.
Andrea Wang, Raagini Jawa, Sarah Mackin, Liz Whynott, Connor Buchholz, Ellen Childs, Angela R. Bazzi   +6 more
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Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks

Harm Reduction Journal
Introduction Immediate access to naloxone is needed to prevent fatal opioid-related overdoses in the presence of fentanyl analogs saturating the opioid supply. Peer models engage impacted populations who are not accessing naloxone through standard venues,
Nikki M. Lewis, Rebecca P. Smeltzer, Trevor J. Baker, Andrea C. Sahovey, Justine Baez, Erika Hensel, Brandon Poole, Cecelia Stewart, Allyson G. Cogan, Mackenzie Bullard, Jessica L. Taylor   +10 more
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Preferences and acceptability of law enforcement initiated referrals for people who inject drugs: a mixed methods analysis

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background Law enforcement officers (LEOs) come into frequent contact with people who inject drugs (PWID). Through service referrals, LEOs may facilitate PWID engagement in harm reduction, substance use treatment, and other health and supportive services.
Gabriella K. Olgin, Annick Bórquez, Pieter Baker, Erika Clairgue, Mario Morales, Arnulfo Bañuelos, Jaime Arredondo, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Steffanie Strathdee, Leo Beletsky, Javier A. Cepeda   +10 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on people who inject drugs in New York City: increased risk and decreased access to services

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, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Chunki Fong, Benjamin Eckhardt, Shashi Kapadia, Kristen Marks   +5 more
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Willingness to use a mobile syringe service program among people who inject drugs in rural Appalachia

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Rural people who use drugs face a litany of structural and psychosocial barriers to SSP utilization (e.g., unreliable transportation, stigma).
Alex Elswick, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Tasfia Jahangir, Susan Westneat, April M. Young   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source