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Tribally-affiliated syringe services programs in the United States: a brief report [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Few studies have examined the implementation of syringe services programs (SSPs) that serve Indigenous people who inject drugs in the United States (US).
Sean T. Allen, Edmund Keane, Clinton Alexander, Sharon Day, Philomena Kebec, Andrea Medley, Frank Johnson, Pam Hughes, Brooklynn Barney, Melissa Walls   +9 more
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Implementation determinants of safer smoking supplies in U.S. syringe services programs [PDF]

Implementation Science Communications
Background The prevalence of smoking opioids and other unregulated drugs has increased across the United States (U.S.) since 2000. Improved access to safer smoking supplies may reduce the health consequences of inhalation while helping to engage more ...
William H. Eger, Angel K. Gomez, Kirstin Kielhold, Tyler S. Bartholomew, Angela R. Bazzi   +4 more
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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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The syringe gap: an assessment of sterile syringe need and acquisition among syringe exchange program participants in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2009
Background Programmatic data from New York City syringe exchange programs suggest that many clients visit the programs infrequently and take few syringes per transaction, while separate survey data from individuals using these programs indicate that ...
Siegler Anne, Paone Denise, Heller Daliah I, Karpati Adam   +3 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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Improving equity and access to buprenorphine treatment through telemedicine at syringe services programs [PDF]

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background and aims In the United States, access to buprenorphine remains low and disparities regarding who receives treatment have emerged. Federal laws have regulated buprenorphine delivery, ultimately limiting its implementation more broadly.
Barrot H. Lambdin, David Kan, Alex H. Kral   +2 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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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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Applications of research evidence during processes to acquire approvals for syringe services program implementation in rural counties in Kentucky

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Introduction Despite decades of empirical research in the US and internationally documenting the benefits of implementing syringe services programs (SSPs), their implementation may be controversial in many jurisdictions. Better understanding how research
Sean T. Allen, Suzanne M. Grieb, Jennifer L. Glick, Rebecca Hamilton White, Tyler Puryear, Katherine C. Smith, Brian W. Weir, Susan G. Sherman   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources