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Impacts of mandated data collection on syringe distribution programs in the United States [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Syringe Distribution Programs (SDPs) are a well-proven public health response to the spread of HIV and other blood borne illnesses among people who inject drugs.
Marquesen, Michael, Davidson, Peter, Chakrabarti, Priya   +2 more
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Perspectives of patients who inject drugs on a needle and syringe program at a large acute care hospital.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs in North America often continue to inject while hospitalized, and are at increased risk of premature hospital discharge, unplanned readmission, and death.
Hannah L Brooks, Kelsey A Speed, Kathryn Dong, Ginetta Salvalaggio, Bernadette Bernie Pauly, Marliss Taylor, Elaine Hyshka   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV Services Implementation Within US Syringe Services Programs: A Qualitative Exploration

AIDS Patient Care and STDs
The recent rise in HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in the United States highlights an urgent need to improve HIV testing, treatment linkage, and pre-exposure prophylaxis access in this group. Syringe services programs (SSPs) play a critical role by offering or linking clients to these services, yet little is known about how such care is ...
Alexis M. Roth, Elana Forman, Christopher F. Akiba, William H. Eger, Rose Laurano, Shelby L. Huffaker, Sheila V. Patel, Jessica Smith, Barrot H. Lambdin, Angela R. Bazzi   +9 more
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Peer-delivered harm reduction and recovery support services: initial evaluation from a hybrid recovery community drop-in center and syringe exchange program

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is often considered at odds with harm reduction strategies. More recently, harm reduction has been categorized as both a pathway to recovery and a series of services to reduce the harmful consequences
Robert D. Ashford, Brenda Curtis, Austin M. Brown   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of low-dose buprenorphine induction at a syringe services program

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Abstract Background Fentanyl’s penetration into the unregulated drug supply has complicated the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly by increasing the risk of buprenorphine-precipitated opioid withdrawal (BPOW).
Hauschild, Maia H., Warp, Peyton V., Eger, William H., Hood, Ryan, Bahamon, Monica, Forrest, David W., Bartholomew, Tyler S., Suarez, Edward, Chueng, Teresa A., Ciraldo, Katrina J., Tookes, Hansel E., Serota, David P.   +11 more
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Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Abstract Background US overdose deaths have reached a record high. Syringe services programs (SSPs) play a critical role in addressing this crisis by providing multiple services to people who use drugs (PWUD) that help prevent overdose death.
Madeline C. Frost, Elizabeth J. Austin, Maria A. Corcorran, Elsa S. Briggs, Czarina N. Behrends, Alexa M. Juarez, Noah D. Frank, Elise Healy, Stephanie M. Prohaska, Paul A. LaKosky, Shashi N. Kapadia, David C. Perlman, Bruce R. Schackman, Don C. Des Jarlais, Emily C. Williams, Sara N. Glick   +15 more
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Funding and Delivery of Syringe Services Programs in the United States, 2022

American Journal of Public Health
Objectives. To describe the current financial health of syringe services programs (SSPs) in the United States and to assess the predictors of SSP budget levels and associations with delivery of public health interventions. Methods. We surveyed all known SSPs operating in the United States from February to June 2022 (n = 456), of which 68% responded ...
Shelley N. Facente, Jamie L. Humphrey, Christopher Akiba, Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Hansel Tookes, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Paul LaKosky, Stephanie Prohaska, Terry Morris, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +11 more
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A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Syringe Exchange Programs [PDF]

, 2000
To date, a paucity of systematic economic evaluations have been applied to syringe exchange programs. In today\u27s cost-conscious environment, with public health officials contending with restricted HIV prevention budgets, what amount of scarce ...
Reid, Robert
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Evaluation of a "one-stop shop" for integrated harm reduction and primary care for people who inject drugs.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) experience high risk for HIV and HCV infection, which can be mitigated by harm reduction strategies, including syringe service programs (SSP).
Nadeen Ibrahim, Shaifer Jones, Katherine Rich, Lisandra Alvarez, Carolina Price, Natalie Kil, Frederick L Altice, Jaimie P Meyer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

On-site health service delivery models at syringe services programs in the United States: Results of a national cross-sectional survey

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
doaj   +1 more source