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Sterile syringe access and disposal among injection drug users newly enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment: a cross-sectional survey

Harm Reduction Journal, 2006
Background We sought to assess injection practices, means of acquiring and disposing of syringes, and utilization and knowledge of harm reduction resources among injection drug users (IDUs) entering methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).
Arnsten Julia H, McNeely Jennifer, Gourevitch Marc N   +2 more
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Syringe disposal among people who inject drugs before and after the implementation of a syringe services program

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2019
Due to the increase in people who use opioids in the US, there has been a steady increase in injection drug use. Without access to safe syringe disposal locations, people who inject drugs (PWID) have few options other than improper disposal, including in public places.
Harry, Levine, Tyler S, Bartholomew, Victoria, Rea-Wilson, Jason, Onugha, David Jonathon, Arriola, Gabriel, Cardenas, David W, Forrest, Alex H, Kral, Lisa R, Metsch, Emma, Spencer, Hansel, Tookes   +10 more
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Lessons learned from the Amsterdam Cohort Studies among people who use drugs: a historical perspective

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
The Netherlands is well known for its early adoption of harm reduction (HR) programs at the height of its heroin crisis in the 1970s/1980s, including the implementation of the first needle and syringe program worldwide.
Daniela K. van Santen, Roel A. Coutinho, Anneke van den Hoek, Giel van Brussel, Marcel Buster, Maria Prins   +5 more
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Racialized environments and syringe services program implementation: County-level factors

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Racialized health inequities in substance use-related harms might emerge from differential access to syringe service programs (SSPs). To explore this, we examined the association between county-level racialized environments, other factors, and (1) SSP presence, and (2) per capita syringe and (3) naloxone distribution.2021 US National Survey of SSP data
Bluthenthal, Ricky N., Humphrey, Jamie L., Strack, Claire N., Wenger, Lynn D., LaKosky, Paul, Patel, Sheila V., Kral, Alex H., Lambdin, Barrot   +7 more
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Predicting pharmacy naloxone stocking and dispensing following a statewide standing order, Indiana 2016 [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: While naloxone, the overdose reversal medication, has been available for decades, factors associated with its availability through pharmacies remain unclear.
Agley, J.D., Davis, A., Gassman, R., Hoss, A., Jayawardene, W., Meyerson, B.E., Ritchie, K., Ryder, P.T., Shannon, D.J.   +8 more
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Access to Syringe Services Programs — Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, 2013–2017 [PDF]

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018
The Appalachian region of the United States is experiencing a large increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections related to injection drug use (IDU) (1). Syringe services programs (SSPs) providing sufficient access to safe injection equipment can reduce hepatitis C transmission by 56%; combined SSPs and medication-assisted treatment can reduce ...
Bixler, Danae, Corby-Lee, Greg, Proescholdbell, Scott, Ramirez, Tina, Kilkenny, Michael E., LaRocco, Matt, Childs, Robert, Brumage, Michael R., Settle, Angela D., Teshale, Eyasu H., Asher, Alice   +10 more
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Harm reduction in the USA: the research perspective and an archive to David Purchase

Harm Reduction Journal, 2017
The history of harm reduction in the USA has led to the development of some of the most important methods for treating persons for drug use disorders, such as methadone and buprenorphine for opiate use disorder.
Don C. Des Jarlais
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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
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Tipping the Balance: Why Legal Services Are Essential to Health Care for Drug Users in Ukraine [PDF]

, 2008
Examines the need to integrate legal support for drug users with harm reduction programs to effectively stem the spread of HIV/AIDS. Discusses approaches, legal problems, and recommendations for government policy and for nongovernmental ...
Carey, Corinne, Tolopilo, Andrey
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Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines options put forward by the administration and nongovernmental organizations for preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and improving access to treatment, including creating a national strategy and promoting HIV screening through Medicaid and ...

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