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Program and Operational Characteristics of Syringe Services Programs in the United States, 2020 and 2021 [PDF]

Results of a national survey evaluating syringe services programs (SSPs) during 2020 and 2021. Data are intended to inform future improvements to SSPs.Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Program and Operational Characteristics

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Assessing the Implementation of Syringe Exchange Programs in Kentucky: A Case Study [PDF]

, 2019
Problem: There are currently 52 operating syringe exchange programs in Kentucky; a state that has 25% of the highly vulnerable counties for an HIV outbreak. The implementation process of syringe exchange programs can limit the potential for growth.
Miller, Alexandra
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Longitudinal Description of State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Syringe Possession and Distribution, 2010–2024

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Abstract This article reports new legal data on state syringe services program (SSP) and drug paraphernalia laws in the United States. Scientific legal mapping methods were used to develop a longitudinal legal dataset capturing state-level SSP and drug paraphernalia laws in effect from January 1, 2010, through June 1, 2024.
Lauren Marie Langan, Katie Moran-McCabe, Adam Herpolsheimer, Sabrina Ruchelli, Alex Hunter Willhouse, Tamara Rushovich, Alina Schnake-Mahl, Scott Burris   +7 more
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Correcting misconceptions about syringe service programs [PDF]

Nursing, 2019
Bridget, Paraskos, Lia, Hickinbotham, Rachel, Hill, Dan, Sheridan   +3 more
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Peer-delivered harm reduction and recovery support services: initial evaluation from a hybrid recovery community drop-in center and syringe exchange program

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is often considered at odds with harm reduction strategies. More recently, harm reduction has been categorized as both a pathway to recovery and a series of services to reduce the harmful consequences
Robert D. Ashford, Brenda Curtis, Austin M. Brown   +2 more
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Needs-based distribution at syringe services programs [PDF]

Needs-based syringe distribution provides people who inject drugs (PWID) access to the number of syringes they need to ensure that a new, sterile syringe is available for each injection.

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Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks

Harm Reduction Journal
Introduction Immediate access to naloxone is needed to prevent fatal opioid-related overdoses in the presence of fentanyl analogs saturating the opioid supply. Peer models engage impacted populations who are not accessing naloxone through standard venues,
Nikki M. Lewis, Rebecca P. Smeltzer, Trevor J. Baker, Andrea C. Sahovey, Justine Baez, Erika Hensel, Brandon Poole, Cecelia Stewart, Allyson G. Cogan, Mackenzie Bullard, Jessica L. Taylor   +10 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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Determinants of Drug Injection Behavior: Economic Factors, HIV Injection Risk and Needle Exchange Programs [PDF]

This study examines the effects of local cocaine and heroin prices, AIDS rates, and needle exchange programs on drug injection and needle sharing by adult male arrestees in 24 large U.S. cities during 1989 1995.
Jeff DeSimone
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A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Syringe Exchange Programs [PDF]

, 2000
To date, a paucity of systematic economic evaluations have been applied to syringe exchange programs. In today\u27s cost-conscious environment, with public health officials contending with restricted HIV prevention budgets, what amount of scarce ...
Reid, Robert
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