Evaluation of a "one-stop shop" for integrated harm reduction and primary care for people who inject drugs. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundPeople 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 +7 more
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Participants of a mail delivery syringe services program are underserved by other safe sources for sterile injection supplies. [PDF]
Int J Drug Policy, 2022 Hayes BT +5 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 +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 +4 more
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Examining risk behavior and syringe coverage among people who inject drugs accessing a syringe services program: A latent class analysis. [PDF]
Int J Drug Policy, 2020 Bartholomew TS +5 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2021 Background Syringe services programs provide sterile injection supplies and a range of health services (e.g., HIV and HEP-C testing, overdose prevention education, provision of naloxone) to a hard-to-reach population, including people who use drugs ...
Carol Y. Franco +4 more
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Interest in reducing methamphetamine and opioid use among syringe services program participants in Washington State. [PDF]
Drug Alcohol Depend, 2020 McMahan VM +5 more
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Impact of routine opt-out HIV/HCV screening on testing uptake at a syringe services program: An interrupted time series analysis. [PDF]
Int J Drug Policy, 2020 Bartholomew TS +5 more
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Correction: Drug use and sexual behaviors among women who inject drugs and use a syringe services program; Miami, Florida [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBelén Hervera +12 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 +5 more
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