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Promoting Awareness of Resources Available at Syringe Exchanges in Windsor County, VT [PDF]

, 2017
Heroin addiction is a problem nationwide, and is especially prevalent in the state of Vermont. Individuals who inject heroin are at risk of infection with HIV or hepatitis C, and of death by heroin overdose.
Worswick, Erica
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Access to HIV Prevention: Closing the Gap [PDF]

, 2003
Provides a region-by-region analysis of intervention gaps, examines current spending levels versus projected need, and recommends funding and programmatic activities to avert 29 million of the 45 million new HIV infections projected between 2002 and ...

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Determinants of Drug Injection Behavior: Economic Factors, HIV Injection Risk and Needle Exchange Programs [PDF]

This study examines the effects of local cocaine and heroin prices, AIDS rates, and needle exchange programs on drug injection and needle sharing by adult male arrestees in 24 large U.S. cities during 1989 1995.
Jeff DeSimone
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SJSU ERFA News, Summer 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Volume 26, Number
San Jose State University, Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association
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Updates on syringe coverage and service uptake among needle and syringe programs in the United States, 2019–2020

International Journal of Drug Policy
As injection drug use has increased in the US, so too has the prevalence of receptive syringe sharing. Since the 1980s, Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs) have been an important source of clean injection equipment and disposal of used syringes. This study reports national syringe coverage and examines the impact of program attributes on organizational ...
Hansel E. Tookes, Tyler S. Bartholomew, Sabrina E. Soto Sugar, Marina D. Plesons, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Lynn D. Wenger, Sheila V. Patel, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +8 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, Anna Wilkinson, Campbell Aitken, Paul Dietze   +3 more
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Public Health Outcomes as a Measure of Efficacy of Syringe Exchange Programs [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction. A syringe exchange is a public health intervention that offers nonjudgmental services to intravenous drug users (IVDU), providing clean syringes in exchange for used syringes.
Corse, Andrew, Donaldson, Katelyn, Gallagher, Andrew, Jacobsen, Peter, Larrabee, Jerry, Li, Anita, Pratt, Morgan R, Smith, Benjamin F., Tajik, Amelia V., Vezina, T.   +9 more
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Barriers Encountered by Syringe Exchange Clients in Vermont [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction and Aims. Vermont CARES is a nonprofit HIV prevention and advocacy organization which provides a needle exchange program for intravenous drug users. Services are focused on education, prevention, testing, and harm reduction.
Bakhtyari, Ava, Boccia, Jennifer, Desai, Pooja, Ehret, Zachary, Jacobsen, Peter, Larrabee, Jerry, Lehman, Jacob, Lin, Benjamin, Vines, Caroline   +8 more
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Lifting the Burden of Addiction: Philanthropic Opportunities to Address Substance Use Disorders in the United States [PDF]

, 2015
Substance use disorders (SUDs), also known as substance abuse or addiction, affect an estimated 20 million or more adolescents and adults in the U.S. This guidance provides philanthropic funders with the tools & information to reduce immediate harm from ...
Cecily Wallman-Stokes, Götz Bechtolsheimer, Jacob Appel, Jennifer Gable, Jessica Chiu, Katherina Rosqueta, Rebecca Hobble   +6 more
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George Gund Foundation - 2008 Annual Report [PDF]

, 2009
Contains president's letter, executive director's letter, photo essay, grants list, financial statements, program information, grant guidelines and application procedures, and lists of board members and ...

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