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Exploring Public Health Nurses’ Perceptions of Syringe Services Programs in Southern Rural Areas [PDF]

Public health nurses are potentially key stakeholders in syringe services program (SSP) implementation in rural areas, where they can act as liaisons between public health, private healthcare, and the community.
Lowery, Joel
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Drug use and sexual behaviors among women who inject drugs and use a syringe services program; Miami, Florida

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Women who inject drugs (WWID) face disproportionately higher risks of infectious diseases, reproductive health challenges, and gendered social and structural vulnerabilities compared to men.
Belén Hervera, Teresa A. Chueng, Joy Scheidell, Katrina Ciraldo, Sabrina Soto Sugar, Marina Plesons, Hansel E. Tookes, David P. Serota, Raymond R. Balise, Nobuyo Nakamura, Shelby Meaders, David W. Forrest, Tyler S. Bartholomew   +12 more
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‘New evidence’ for Syringe Services Programs? A call for rigor and skepticism

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023
Barrot H, Lambdin, Ricky N, Bluthenthal, Jamie L, Humphrey, Paul, LaKosky, Stephanie, Prohaska, Alex H, Kral   +5 more
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International Programs and Services Annual Report 2015-16 [PDF]

, 2016
University of Minnesota Duluth. International Programs and Services. (2016). International Programs and Services Annual Report 2015-16.
University of Minnesota Duluth. International Programs and Services
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The Utilization of a Syringe Services Program in a High-Risk Homeless Community in Savannah, Georgia

, 2023
Background: In the United States, there was a 6-fold increase in opioid overdose deaths from 2015 to 2020, which has resulted in the legalization of Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) in Georgia.
Nguyen, Jimmy, Dhir, Meena, Reddick, Bonzo, Greene, Shaquita, Neil, Zachery, Haythorn, Abigail Lane   +5 more
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A geospatial analysis of access to syringe services programs in the United States, 2023

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Syringe services programs (SSPs) deliver essential services to people who use drugs, including safer drug use supplies, infectious disease testing, and naloxone distribution. Geographic proximity influences SSP utilization and health outcomes, yet no national measures of travel-time access exist. We estimated geographic access to SSPs across the United
Jamie L. Humphrey, Sheila V. Patel, Claire N. Strack, Megan Lindstrom, McKinley E. Saunders, Paul LaKosky, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +7 more
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Report of the Task Force on Human Services Programs

, 1982
Task Force on Human Services Programs. (1982). Report of the Task Force on Human Services Programs.
Task Force on Human Services Programs
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Perspectives of patients who inject drugs on a needle and syringe program at a large acute care hospital.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs in North America often continue to inject while hospitalized, and are at increased risk of premature hospital discharge, unplanned readmission, and death.
Hannah L Brooks, Kelsey A Speed, Kathryn Dong, Ginetta Salvalaggio, Bernadette Bernie Pauly, Marliss Taylor, Elaine Hyshka   +6 more
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Impact of Lab-Based Drug Checking Services on Syringe Service Program Engagement in Maryland

Harm Reduction Journal
Abstract Purpose: The introduction of synthetic substances into the unregulated drug supply has driven a surge in overdose deaths, posing significant public health challenges in timely substance identification, engagement with people who use drugs (PWUD), and access to treatment. Maryland's Rapid Analysis of Drugs (RAD) program, piloted
Berry, Caitlin M., Newton, David, Rybak, Margaret, Burnett, Gregory Malik, Najarro, Marcela, Sisco, Edward, Lopes, Jasmine, Leber, Dennis   +7 more
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Harm reduction self-efficacy and motivations for contactless supply access among a sample of syringe services program participants

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Contactless harm reduction supply methods (e.g., vending machines, mail order, mobile delivery) have become prevalent in the United States.
Rachel A. Hoopsick, Benjamin M. Campbell, R. Andrew Yockey   +2 more
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