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Responding to a surge in overdose deaths: perspectives from US syringe services programs [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
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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A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Since the emergence of fentanyl in the drug market, syringe services programs (SSPs) have been at the forefront of providing life-saving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips to people who use drugs (PWUD).
Nisha Beharie, Adelya Urmanche, Alex Harocopos   +2 more
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Financial barriers, facilitators, and strategies among syringe services programs in the U.S., and their impact on implementation and health outcomes [PDF]

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) provide evidence-based services like drug use equipment to prevent infectious disease, overdose prevention education, and naloxone distribution to people who use drugs (PWUD).
Christopher F. Akiba, Jessica Smith, Lynn D. Wenger, Terry Morris, Sheila V. Patel, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Hansel E. Tookes, Paul LaKosky, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +9 more
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Association of safer smoking supply distribution with participant encounters and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: Findings from the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs in the United States [PDF]

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: In response to the recent and growing shift from injecting heroin to smoking fentanyl, an increasing number of syringe services programs (SSPs) in the United States are distributing safer smoking supplies.
Esther O. Chung, Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Jamie L. Humphrey, Amang Sukasih, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Hansel E. Tookes, Don C. Des Jarlais, Sara N. Glick, Paul A. LaKosky, Stephanie Prohaska, Laura Guzman, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +13 more
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Is your syringe services program cost-saving to society? A methodological case study [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background While there is a general acceptance among public health officials and policy-makers that syringe services programs can be effective in reducing HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs, local syringe services programs are often asked to
Don C. Des Jarlais, Jonathan Feelemyer, Courtney McKnight, Kelly Knudtson, Sara N. Glick   +4 more
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Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on syringe services programs in rural Kentucky [PDF]

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, Suzanne M. Grieb, Samantha J. Harris, Brian W. Weir, Katherine C. Smith, Tyler Puryear, Rebecca Hamilton White, Sean T. Allen   +7 more
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Willingness to use syringe services programs in a Northern Midwest American Indian community [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) deliver harm reduction supplies and services to people who use drugs. Despite their well-established positive impact, few studies have focused on SSP operations in rural and Indigenous contexts.
Molly C. Reid, Kristin E. Schneider, Allison O’Rourke, Maisie A. Conrad, Pamela M. Hughes, Melissa L. Walls, Sean T. Allen   +6 more
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HCV serostatus and injection sharing practices among those who obtain syringes from pharmacies and directly and indirectly from syringe services programs in rural New England [PDF]

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2023
Background Among people who inject drugs (PWID), obtaining syringes via syringe services programs (SSPs) and pharmacies reduces injection sharing practices associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Eric Romo, Abby E. Rudolph, Thomas J. Stopka, Bo Wang, Bill M. Jesdale, Peter D. Friedmann   +5 more
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Factors that influence enrollment in syringe services programs in rural areas: a qualitative study among program clients in Appalachian Kentucky [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Enrolling sufficient number of people who inject drugs (PWID) into syringe services programs (SSP) is important to curtail outbreaks of drug-related harms. Still, little is known about barriers and facilitators to SSP enrollment in rural areas
Umedjon Ibragimov, Katherine E. Cooper, Evan Batty, April M. Ballard, Monica Fadanelli, Skylar B. Gross, Emma M. Klein, Scott Lockard, April M. Young, Hannah L. F. Cooper   +9 more
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Effectively engaging faith-based leaders on syringe services programs: U.S. pastors’ knowledge, perceptions, and questions [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Objective To identify faith-based leaders’ (FBLs’) knowledge, perceptions, and questions about syringe services programs (SSPs). Methods We conducted a one-time, national online survey of 461 Christian FBLs August–September 2022.
Betsy Smither, Philip M. Reeves, Jennifer Reynolds   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources