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HIV Services Implementation Within US Syringe Services Programs: A Qualitative Exploration. [PDF]

AIDS Patient Care STDS
Roth AM, Forman E, Akiba CF, Eger WH, Laurano R, Huffaker SL, Patel SV, Smith J, Lambdin BH, Bazzi AR.   +9 more
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Making the Case for Syringe Services Programs. [PDF]

Public Health Rep, 2020
Adams JM.
europepmc   +4 more sources

COVID-19 vaccine implementation at a syringe services program: experiences of frontline staff

BMC Health Services Research
Background While people with substance use disorders, including people who inject drugs (PWID), experience increased risk for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes, COVID-19 vaccination rates among PWID are consistently lower than those observed in the
Marina Plesons, Sabrina E. Soto Sugar, Rutendo Chimbaru, Giuliano McDonald, Lily Friedman, Ernest Thompson, Angela R. Bazzi, Hansel E. Tookes, Tyler S. Bartholomew   +8 more
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Implementation Gaps in US Syringe Services Programs, 2022.

JAMA Netw Open
This cross-sectional study examines implementation gaps in syringe service programs by US Census division, urbanicity, and level of need.
Humphrey JL, Strack CN, Patel SV, Saunders ME, Wenger LD, Bluthenthal RN, LaKosky P, Prohaska S, Kral AH, Lambdin BH.   +9 more
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State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Participant Syringe Possession, 2014-2019. [PDF]

Public Health Rep, 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 ...
Fernández-Viña MH, Prood NE, Herpolsheimer A, Waimberg J, Burris S.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Prevalence of xylazine among people who inject drugs seeking medical care at a syringe services program clinic: Miami, Florida, 2023

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Background: We aimed to report the preliminary xylazine prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) treated at a student-run free clinic in Miami, FL, USA and to identify characteristics associated with screening positive for xylazine.
Maia H. Hauschild, Peyton V. Warp, Hansel E. Tookes, Ella Yakir, Bharat Malhotra, Subul Malik, Cyrus Owens, Edward Suarez, Jr, David P. Serota, Tyler S. Bartholomew   +9 more
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Implementation and first-year operating costs of an academic medical center-based syringe services program

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) remain highly effective, cost-saving interventions for the prevention of blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs.
Tyler S. Bartholomew, Hardik Patel, Kathryn McCollister, Daniel J. Feaster, Hansel E. Tookes   +4 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, Nitysari Sankar, Kimberly Murray, Frances L. Lucas, Debra Burris, Robert P. Smith   +5 more
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Treatment experiences for skin and soft tissue infections among participants of syringe service programs in North Carolina

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Introduction Bacterial and fungal infections, such as skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and infective endocarditis (IE), are increasing among people who use drugs in the United States.
Mary C. Figgatt, Zach R. Salazar, Louise Vincent, Diannee Carden-Glenn, Kelly Link, Lauren Kestner, Tyler Yates, Asher Schranz, Elizabeth Joniak-Grant, Nabarun Dasgupta   +9 more
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Hospital admissions among people who inject opioids following syringe services program implementation [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Abstract Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy that reduces dangerous sequelae of injection drug use among people who inject drugs (PWID) such as overdose.
Kasha Bornstein, Austin Coye, Joan St. Onge, Hua Li, Amanda Muller, Tyler Bartholomew, Hansel Tookes   +6 more
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