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 +2 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 +15 more
doaj +4 more sources
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
Scott Burris
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Strengthening implementation of syringe services programs in Florida: insights from a statewide survey and social network analysis [PDF]
Implementation Science CommunicationsBackground Syringe services programs (SSPs) are an evidence-based intervention for preventing infectious diseases and reducing the risk of overdose.
Marina Plesons +6 more
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Availability of telehealth-based services at syringe services programs under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Introduction The expanded capacity of syringe services programs (SSPs) in the USA to integrate telehealth services was largely related to flexibility of buprenorphine prescription in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tyler S. Bartholomew +6 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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
doaj +3 more sources
“We're actually more of a likely ally than an unlikely ally”: relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement [PDF]
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
doaj +2 more sources
Housing-based syringe services programs to improve access to safer injecting equipment for people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a spatially oriented qualitative study [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background Housing environments shape injection drug-related risks and harms and thus represent a critical implementation setting for syringe services programs (SSPs).
Koharu Loulou Chayama +5 more
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Implementation Gaps in US Syringe Services Programs, 2022.
JAMA Netw OpenThis cross-sectional study examines implementation gaps in syringe service programs by US Census division, urbanicity, and level of need.
Humphrey JL +9 more
europepmc +3 more sources