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SCHWARTZ, RICHARD H. "Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs." Southern Medical Journal 86, no. 3 (March 1993): 318–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199303000-00014.

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Coleman, Linda Jane, and Karolyn Jernigan Stenlund. "Marketing Syringe/Needle Exchange Programs." Health Marketing Quarterly 17, no. 2 (December 1999): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j026v17n02_07.

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SCHWARTZ, RICHARD H. "Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs Worldwide." Southern Medical Journal 86, no. 3 (March 1993): 323–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199303000-00015.

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Kleinig, John. "Thinking Ethically About Needle and Syringe Programs." Substance Use & Misuse 41, no. 6-7 (January 2006): 815–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080600668670.

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Witteveen, Ewald, and Gerard Schippers. "Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs in Amsterdam." Substance Use & Misuse 41, no. 6-7 (January 2006): 835–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080600669553.

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Rouen, David, and Kate Dolan. "Supporting needle and syringe programs in Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 25, no. 2 (April 2001): 187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2001.tb01845.x.

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Palmer, Tony. "1997 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Primary Health Care - Health Promotion: Syringe Disposal Hotline." Australian Journal of Primary Health 3, no. 3 (1997): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py97028.

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Brief Description of the Program: Although needle and syringe exchange programs (NSEP) remain integral to Australia's internationally recognised response to the pandemic, the public have very real concerns about the health risks posed by syringes that are improperly disposed. The Syringe Disposal Hotline provides a seven days per week advice, referral, collection and disposal service for local residents concerned about inappropriately discarded sharps.
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Hemel, Muhammad MM, Md Masud Reza, Tanveer KI Shafiq, Md Iqbal Kabir, AKM Masud Rana, and Sharful Islam Khan. "Correlates of sharing of needles and syringes among people who inject drugs in Dhaka city, Bangladesh." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 15, no. 10 (October 31, 2021): 1497–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13629.

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Introduction: This paper examines the correlates of needle and syringe sharing among People Who Inject Drugs in Dhaka city, Bangladesh, which is currently experiencing a steep increase in HIV prevalence despite the ongoing presence of Needle Exchange Programs. Methodology: This was a retrospective chart review with cross-sectional design that extracted data from 783 male People Who Inject Drugs enrolled into five Opioid Substitution Treatment clinics in Dhaka city between April 2010 and January 2016. Data were retrieved from the program’s electronic database. Needle and syringe sharing constituted the borrowing or lending of needles and syringes from others within the past month preceding data collection. Results: Buprenorphine was the preferred injection drug and 44.6% shared needles and syringes within the past month. Multivariate analysis indicated that People Who Inject Drugs who were homeless (OR = 8.1, 95% CI = 1.4-44.9, p < 0.05), living with friends (OR = 6.8, 95% CI = 2.5-18.2, p < 0.001), injecting 2-3 times/day (OR = 4.8, 95% CI = 1.2-19.7, p < 0.05), injecting more than three times/day (OR = 4.8, 95% CI = 1.1-20.0, p < 0.05), not using condom with non-commercial female sex partners (OR = 3.3, 95% CI = 1.8-6.0, p < 0.05), bought sex from female sex workers (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.0-8.3, p < 0.05), and did non-suicidal self-injury (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.0-3.0, p < 0.05) were more likely to share needles and syringes. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that operating a standalone harm reduction approach that just provides sterile needles and syringes may not adequately curb needle and syringe sharing among People Who Inject Drugs.
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Rich, Josiah D., and Eli Y. Adashi. "Ideological Anachronism Involving Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs." JAMA 314, no. 1 (July 7, 2015): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.6303.

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Gleghorn, Alice A., Gilbert Gee, and David Vlahov. "Pharmacistsʼ Attitudes About Pharmacy Sale of Needles/Syringes and Needle Exchange Programs in a City Without Needle/Syringe Prescription Laws." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology 18 (1998): S89—S93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00042560-199802001-00016.

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Hagan, Hollis. "Syringe exchange and risk of hepatitis B and C in injection drug users /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10958.

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Gibson, Brendan John Joseph, and brendan gibson@health gov au. "From Transfer to Transformation: Rethinking the Relationship between Research and Policy." The Australian National University. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 2004. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20040528.165124.

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The most common and enduring explanation for the way research is used (or abused or not used) in policy is the ‘two communities’ theory. According to this theory, the problematic relationship between research and policy is caused by the different ‘cultures’ inhabited by policy makers and researchers. The most common and enduring types of strategies that are put forward to increase research use in policy involve bridging or linking these ‘two communities’. This study challenges this way of thinking about the relationship between research and policy. Four case studies of national public health policy in Australia—breast cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, needle and syringe programs in the community, and needle and syringe programs in prisons—are used to present the context, events, processes, research, and actors involved in policy making. Three theories are deployed to explore the relationship between research and policy in each of the cases individually and across the cases as a whole. These theories bring different determinants and dynamics of the relationship to light and each is at least partially successful in increasing our understanding of the relationship between research and policy. The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) understands the relationship in terms of a power struggle between competing coalitions that use research as a political resource in the policy process. The Policy Making Organisation Framework (PMOF) understands the relationship in terms of institutional and political factors that determine the way data is selected or rejected from the policy process. The Governmentality Framework (GF) understands the relationship in terms of the Foucauldian construct of power/knowledge that is created through discourse, ‘regimes of truth’ and ‘regimes of practices’ found in public health policy and research. This study has found that in three of the four case studies, public health policy was strongly influenced by research, the exception being NSP in prisons. In all cases, however, it is not possible to construct a robust and coherent account of the policy process or the policy outcome without considering the multifaceted role of research. When these theories are explored at a more fundamental level they support the argument that when research influences policy it is transformed into knowledge-for-policy by being invested with meaning and power. This process of transformation occurs through social and political action that mobilises ideal structures (such as harm minimisation and the World Health Organisation’s principles for evaluating screening programs) and material structures (such as medical journals and government advisory bodies) to resolve meta-policy problems (such as how to define complex public health problems in a way that makes them amenable to empirical research and practical action). This study provides good evidence that the notion of ‘research transfer’ between ‘two communities’ is a flawed way of understanding the research–policy relationship. Rethinking the relationship between research and policy involves building an enhanced theoretical repertoire for understanding this complex social interaction. This step is essential to the success of future efforts to make public health policy that is effective, just and emancipatory. This study makes a contribution to this task.
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Hunter, Carole. "Evaluation of syringe markers distributed through community pharmacy needle exchanges." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/11096.

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the supply of markers for the identification of syringes distributed by pharmacy needle exchanges and to determine if this product and service delivery offers a feasible method of marking syringes to promote the reduction of accidental sharing of syringes and needles amongst injecting drug users (IDU) and thereby reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne viruses (BBVs) and other related infections. This study involves the assessment, implementation and evaluation of syringe markers as a pilot study within three community pharmacy sites in Glasgow. The secondary aims of the study were to identify whether the supply of syringe markers from community pharmacy needle exchanges was acceptable to IDU and if it enabled them to mark their syringes. The literature review demonstrates that providing a means of identification of personal injecting equipment has been proposed as a viable option that should be promoted to prevent the inadvertent accidental sharing of syringes within a group setting. Needle exchanges (NEX) are important component parts of the harm reduction responses designed to reduce the physical health harms caused to individuals through injecting drug use. The literature is reviewed on BBV transmission and the historical, legal and policy context associated with the development of NEXs. Community pharmacies act as a source of health advice and can help to facilitate access to treatment services for those attending the NEX. However the specific aim of this study is not to investigate the totality of the benefits of a NEX but to examine the supply of a potential means of reducing accidental and unintentional sharing of all injecting equipment and thereby contribute to minimising some of the health harms linked to injecting drug use. Three established community pharmacies were identified as suitable sites to pilot the supply of syringe markers. A number of criteria were used to select the sites. These included an assessment of the geographic locations, staffing arrangements, NEX attendances and transactional activity and the availability of private consultation facilities. The health board central database which holds records on a range of factors including, the characteristics of those who attend NEX and detailed information on all transactions, was used to identify the most suitable sites to pilot the new intervention. This indicated that the characteristics of those who attended the three chosen sites were broadly similar to the wider NEX attending population. The evaluation was conducted in two separate periods. The first 4 week period was the supply phase where markers were distributed over this period to all patients receiving NEX packs from the 3 pharmacies. The second data collection phase was undertaken in the following 4 week period. Data was collected by means of a structured questionnaire. In order to reduce the potential interviewer bias it was decided to incorporate the use of peer researchers in the administration of the questionnaire. The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) was approached and agreement was reached to use members of the Service User Involvement Group (SUIG) to assist with the design and administration of the questionnaire. A submission was made to the health board Research Ethics Committee (REC) and approval was given to enable the study and the research evaluation to proceed. Before the start of the study, joint briefing and training sessions were held for pharmacy staff from the 3 sites and the 6 participating SUIG members. A total of 177 questionnaires were completed during the second data collection phase of the evaluation. Information was collected on personal details and injecting behaviours (including deliberate and accidental sharing), any current means of syringe identification, use of the markers and on the usefulness of the instruction card. Most individuals (75%, n=132) had been supplied with the markers to trial during the first supply phase of the study with 63% of the 132 (n=83) of those individuals reporting use of the markers. The results of the evaluation and subsequent analysis of the findings indicated that the syringe marker supply could be successfully implemented using pharmacy NEXs. The product and the supply method were acceptable to both staff and service users. Initial bivariate analysis was conducted using a number of dependent and independent variables identified within the questionnaire. These findings highlighted a number of areas worthy of further exploration, including emerging differences between male and female respondents, and indicated specific target groups for future developments in syringe identification. The contribution of the peer researchers was found to be a significant factor in successfully completing the evaluation. However it is not possible to make any definitive statements on how effective the intervention is in terms of reducing the transmission of BBVs and other related infections. The findings of the evaluation indicated a number of potential areas of work that could be usefully explored to investigate the effectiveness of the markers in reducing the transmission of infections. The limitations of the evaluation became apparent during the course of the study and the implications of these limitations are discussed.
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Straube, Ragnar, and Abouaoun Denny. "Ett skademinimerande arbete : Sprututbytesprogrammet i Sverige." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43181.

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Earlier research shows that persons who inject drugs are in heightened need of healthcare and medical assistance. But research has also shown that it can be difficult for them to receive care and assistance due to their circumstances. Sweden has a long history of restrictive drug policy and practice. This has affected how care for drug users has been managed and formed. In recent years, due to a change in the Swedish legislation, it has become easier to establish needle exchange programs. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of needle exchange programs during the last five years. The aim of this study was to examine the harm reducing work that is done within the swedish needle exchange program. For this, the study primarily focused on how the staff perceived harm reduction work, its possibilities and difficulties. The data was collected through four semistructured interviews with staff at needle exchanges in Sweden. The participants were either nurses or counselors, working at either newer or more established needle exchanges. The data was coded into the following themes; Reduction of harm- and transmission of infectious diseases, The outlook on drug abuse and The importance of treatment and relations. The results show that harm reduction is perceived to be a pragmatic alternative to the traditional care of drug users by the staff. The participants do stress that needle exchange programs by themselves aren't enough to reduce the harms of addiction. The results also highlight the importance of the relational- and emotional work, which is a real factor for effective harm reduction work. By developing trust and relations, the target groups' needs are both easier expressed and met at needle exchanges.
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Pettyjohn, Samuel, Manul Awasthi, Kelly Foster, and Joseph Baker. "Generational Differences in Support for Syringe Service Programs in Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2019/schedule/24.

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People who inject drugs (PWIDs) are the most stigmatized and marginalized people in the general population (Ahern, Stuber, & Galea, 2007; Birtel, Wood, & Kempa, 2017). This group is not easily accessed by typical means of patient outreach and is one of the most underserved populations for primary care, mental health services, and care for chronic infectious diseases associated with injection drug use including HIV and HCV (Ahern et al., 2007; Dean et al., 2000; Livingston, Milne, Fang, & Amari, 2012; Zeremski et al., 2013). Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) can give public health and social support organizations and agencies access to an otherwise underserved population and give PWID potential access to a constellation of care to address multiple comorbidities associated with injection drug use (Barocas et al., 2014; Pollack, Khoshnood, Blankenship, & Altice, 2002; Zeremski et al., 2013). Additionally, the potential access to primary and secondary care that SSPs may connect PWID to, perceived social support is one of the strongest predictors of well-being and mental health among people with stigmatized conditions including HIV/AIDS, HCV, and PWID (Birtel et al., 2017). Wider adoption of SSPs and bridging of SSP clients to Medication Assisted Treatment providers is a potential tool in combating the current opioid epidemic in Tennessee. The Tennessee Poll by ETSU was conducted between March and April of 2017. The Tennessee Poll is an annual statewide public opinion poll conducted by the Applied Social Research Lab (ASRL). In the Tennessee Poll, questions were asked about attitudes and beliefs associated with SSPs and PWID in Tennessee. In a previous project, the research team, using generational demographic categories used in Pew surveys, looked at attitudes about both illicit and medical use of marijuana. In comparison of generations, Millennials were 15.62 times (95% CI 5.6, 43.56, p < .001) more likely to support recreational marijuana legalization versus the reference category (The Silent Generation or the generation before Baby boomers and sometimes called “The Greatest Generation”) and 3.7 times (95% CI 1.47, 9.3, p
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Strike, Carol Janice. "Organizational responses to illegitimacy, the case of needle exchange programs in Ontario." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ58932.pdf.

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Cope, Afton D., and L. Lee Glenn. "Unsafe Injection Procedures and Staff Training." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7485.

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The study by Rehan et al. [1] was evaluated for support of the conclusion was by the data. The deviations from recommended practices were infrequent and not shown to be clinically significant. Although a strong study, the conclusion that world-wide education programs are needed is not warranted.
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Bangah, Ramesh. "The State of Needle Exchange Programs in Sweden and Hepatitis C Virus Incidence." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Miljövetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-40833.

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects up to 45,000 people in Sweden today. Although it is a very treatable disease, the prevalence of HCV is extremely high within the population of people who inject drugs (PWID). This study examines the direct effect of needle exchange programs (NEPs) on HCV rates in Sweden. Previous research has shown that NEPs reduce the transmission of other blood-borne diseases among PWID. Using an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis, this study investigates if there are statistically significant differences between HCV rates in Swedish counties before and after the implementation of NEPs. The study also investigates via linear regression to see if there is a relationship between sterile injecting equipment (needles and syringes) dispensed and HCV rates in the counties where NEPs exist. While there has been a steady decrease in HCV rates across the country as a whole, the ITS analyses show no statistically significant differences in HCV rates due to the opening of NEPs. Because of the relatively recent introduction of NEPs in Sweden, more data points post-intervention may be needed before we can truly see the effect they have on regional HCV rates. There is also no relationship between the number of needles and syringes dispensed and county HCV rates. However, Sweden falls far short of the 300 syringes/needles per user per year recommendation of the World Health Organization at this time. Standardized data collection and further research can help answer these questions more clearly.
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Rålenius, Gustav. "Vägen till sprututbytet : Studie av brukarinflytande vid implementeringen av sprututbytet i Stockholm län." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-115591.

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Studien undersöker förekomsten av brukarinflytande vid implementeringen av det första sprututbytet i Stockholms län. I studien ges en bakgrund till Sveriges narkotikapolitik och hur dess utvecklingen har sett ut från 70- talet fram till idag. I bakgrunden till studien presenteras ett governace-perspektiv på brukarinflytande och de deliberativa processer där brukarinflytande är en naturlig del av policyprocessen. Syftet med studien är undersöka förekomsten av brukarinflytande i implementeringsdelen av den besluts- policyprocess som ledde fram till sprututbytets öppnande i april 2013. Studiens teoretisk ramverk består av teorier som ifrågasätter givenheten i governance-synsättet på brukarinflytande genom hänvisning till svårigheter med aktörskap och risken med konstruerat brukarinflytande. Forskningsstrategin som studien utgår ifrån är intervjuer med utvalda respondenter som har varit delaktiga vid implementeringen av sprututbytet samt brukarorganisationer som representerar och företräder sprututbytets målgrupp. Resultatet av studien visar på en svag förekomst av brukarinflytande vid implementeringen av sprututbytet. Det brukarinflytande som kan anses har förekommit har varit på en individuell nivå och icke-formaliserat. I analysen presenteras tre möjlig förklaringar till den svaga förekomsten av brukarinflytande vid implementeringen av sprututbytet samt en analys om svårigheter med aktörskap vid implementeringen kopplat till studiens teoretiska ramverk.
This study examines the occurrence of user influence during the implementation of the first Needle and Syringe exchange Programme (NSP) in Stockholm County. The survey in his study consists of interviews conducted with persons that have been involved during the process and debate around the NSP in Stockholm County. The interviews have been conducted with two different groups of actors: User organizations and public actors. The first group called user organizations consists of actors from three different user organizations representing and organizing the target group for the NSP. The second group called public actors consists of public actors which have been involved under and/or before the implementation of the NSP in Stockholm County. The study contains a description of the background of NSPs in Sweden. The study describes the development of the Swedish drug policy from 1970 until today. Further it covers the development of the NSPs in other parts of Sweden as well as the development of harm reduction as a general strategy for drug addiction management. Several definitions to the terms user and user influence are presented. Four are conventional definitions of the term user, together with a fifth one which is then used within in the context of the study. The study presents definitions of the term user influence by a model dividing user influence in three categories: individual level, operational level and system level. Another division of the term user influence presented is formalized and non-formalized user influence. These different classifications are used in the analysis of the results. The study also presents a background to the governance view on user influence as a natural and unproblematic part in the policy process. The theoretical framework in the study consists of two parts: The first part questions governance and the given of user influence within a policy process. The study highlights the problems with a governance view on actorhood and user influence. The second part of the theory chapter presents a model for the policy process. The policy process is described in five stages: Initiation, processing, decision making, implementation and evaluation. The results of the survey show little occurrence of user influence during the implementation of the NSP. By using the classification with the three different levels of user influence the result is that the occurrence of user influence found in the investigation has the characteristics of individual level user influence. The study also shows that the user influence found can be classified as non-formalised influence. The analysis first discusses the factors of why there has been little occurrence of user influence during the implementation of the NSP and proposes three different plausible explanations: Politically sensitive question, structural difficulties and users view was already known. The analysis also discuss the problem with a governance view on actorhood and user influence in relation to the study. The study concludes that there has been little occurrence of user influence during the implementation of the NSP in Stockholm County and that the occurrence of user influence found can be classified as individual level user influence, with one plausible exception.
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Ibrahim, Lauren Sue. "A Case Study of the Acceptance of the Tacoma-Pierce County Needle Exchange Program by Three Diverse Groups: Law Enforcement Personnel, Health Department Officials, and Program Clients (i.e., Intravenous Drug Users)." PDXScholar, 1993. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1383.

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Legitimate and underground needle exchange programs, specifically targeted for intravenous drug users (IVDUs) (i.e., currently the second largest risk group in the AIDS epidemic), have emerged in various locales in a desperate attempt to change their drug use practices and behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV-1/AIDS. This study focuses on one such program, the Tacoma-Pierce County Needle Exchange Program, in which the pioneering efforts of a private individual are provided, the manifestations of public entrepreneurism are examined, and in which various attributes of program acceptance are identified and explored. An introductory and exploratory case study approach is the research strategy used in this dissertation, since it is adaptive and flexible to accommodate the use of multiple data sources. Data have been collected through semi-structured interviews involving four law enforcement personnel and 21 program clients (i.e., IVDUs), which consisted of open-and close-ended questions regarding program acceptance. Existing data sources, such as court documents, published interviews with key officials, journals, and various news articles provide an assessment of the events and activities that relate to the evolution and success of the Tacoma-Pierce County Needle Exchange Program. The attributes identified and explored in this study include: settings, type of staff, method of service delivery (including spillover effects), nature of the geographic area, concern over the effects of AIDS, external environmental conduits (the informal communication network and the media), and characteristics of program clients. These attributes were found to be important to program acceptance of the Tacoma-Pierce County Needle Exchange Program; however, they should be further examined in other communities to see if they remain important. To this extent, the findings indicated that needle exchange programs have complex characteristics attached to them, and that they deserve to be further studied to understand those complexities. Other benefits of the Tacoma-Pierce County Needle Exchange Program found to be important include: (1) fewer citizen complaints about the carelessly discarded, used syringes often found in gutters, parks, greenbelts, alleys, and streets; and (2) fewer reports of infections caused by accidental needle stick injuries among law enforcement personnel (which can occur when a law enforcement officer frisks a suspect), maintenance employees, and grounds-keepers. Overall, phenomenal savings can accrue from such unintentional and additional benefits of needle exchange programs. In light of this debilitating disease, and of the high cost associated with medical care, such innovative interventions are perceived worthy in the course of this deadly epidemic.
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Books on the topic "Needle and syringe programs"

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Rajendran, Meera. Developing a nationally consistent data set for needle and syringe programs. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007.

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Rajendran, Meera. Developing a nationally consistent data set for needle and syringe programs. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007.

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New York (State). AIDS Advisory Council. Report on needle exchange programs and deregulation of needles and syringes. [Albany, N.Y.?: The Council, 1996.

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Lenton, Simon. Illicit drug use, harm reduction and the community: Attitudes to cannabis law and needle and syringe provision in Western Australia. Bentley, WA: Curtin University of Technology, National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse, 1994.

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Branch, Hawaii STD/AIDS Prevention. Report to the Twenty-First Legislature, State of Hawaii, regular session 2001: In compliance with House Resolution HR 99 relating to increasing access to sterile syringes. [Honolulu, Hawaii]: The Branch, 2001.

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(India), National AIDS Control Organization. Guidelines on safe disposal of used needles and syringes in the context of targeted intervention for injecting drug users. New Delhi: National AIDS Control Organisation, Dept. of AIDS Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, 2009.

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New Zealand. Ministry of Health. Public Health Regulatory Services. The Needle and Syringe Exchange Programme: Report on management issues. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Ministry of Health, 1995.

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Toni, Reed. The catheter business: How much? who? where? Norwalk, CT: Business Communications Co., 1998.

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Workshop on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs (1993 Baltimore, Md.). Proceedings: Workshop on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994.

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Dublin, Sascha. Needle exchange programs: An examination of existing data and relevant issues. [Providence, R.I.]: Rhode Island Dept. of Health, 1990.

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Luo, Wei, Cynthia X. Shi, Zhijun Li, and Lifeng Han. "National Needle and Syringe Exchange Program." In HIV/AIDS in China, 201–23. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8518-6_10.

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Sandul, Amy L., and Veda B. Moore. "Harm Reduction: Tipping the Balance Toward Treatment and Recovery." In Public Health Ethics Analysis, 141–52. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92080-7_10.

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AbstractOpioid use has risen dramatically over the past 40 years. In response, federal programs and policies aimed at decreasing supply of prescription opioids have stabilized excessive prescribing. Unintended consequences of limiting the quantity of prescription opioids in the population has resulted in increased use of illicit drugs and opened a pathway of transition from misuse of pills to injection of heroin and use of potent formulations of cheap, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. Harm reduction interventions function at the community level to provide health benefits and avoidance of harm to persons engaging in illicit and injection drug use. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 gives states, local, tribal, and territorial health departments the opportunity to use federal money to support a comprehensive set of harm reduction services. Critics of harm reduction strategies argue that formalizing and legalizing certain activities creates the perception that communities and local authorities are sanctioning or encouraging illicit/illegal drug use. Syringe services programs that provide clean needles and syringes so people who inject drugs are not forced to share or reuse injection equipment, are often at the heart of such controversy. This story addresses tensions that exist in communities grappling with harm reduction approaches to opioid and injection drug use.
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Tiro, Jasmin, Simon J. Craddock Lee, Steven E. Lipshultz, Tracie L. Miller, James D. Wilkinson, Miriam A. Mestre, Barbara Resnick, et al. "Needle Exchange Programs." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1301–3. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_662.

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Tookes, Hansel. "Needle Exchange Programs." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1467–69. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_662.

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Cai, Jun, Hao Tian, Huijie Li, Donghao Li, and Xiangfan Piao. "Research of Gas Purge Syringe Needle Micro Extraction System." In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 195–200. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38771-0_19.

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"Needle and Syringe Programs in Montpellier/France: Implications for Drug Use Social Work." In Drug Cultures and Policy in Germany, Central Asia and China, 287–96. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783748914037-287.

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"Needle and syringe programs and condom provision in prisons in the European Union: Controversial but effective." In Drug Cultures and Policy in Germany, Central Asia and China, 273–86. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783748914037-273.

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"Syringe Exchange Programs." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 2216. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_301951.

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"Syringe Exchange Programs." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1948. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_101758.

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"Needle Exchange Programs." In Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia, 1247–59. Routledge, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315700724-114.

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Conference papers on the topic "Needle and syringe programs"

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Pepley, David, Mary Yovanoff, Katelin Mirkin, Scarlett Miller, David Han, and Jason Moore. "Measurement of Syringe Needle Forces for a Haptic Robotic Training Device." In 2017 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2017-3436.

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Medical simulation plays a critical role in the training of surgical and medical residents. Training simulators give residents an environment to practice a wide variety of procedures where they can learn and make mistakes without harming a living patient [1]. In recent years, much research has been conducted on applying haptic or force feedback technology to surgical simulators in order to create more effective training devices [2]. Simulators such as the LapSim (laparoscopic simulator) and the PalpSim (palpitation needle insertion simulator) have both utilized haptic feedback arms to provide the physical sensation of performing surgical procedures to the user [3, 4]. The haptic simulator shown in Fig. 1 is currently in development. This virtual reality haptic robotic simulator for central venous catheterization (CVC) utilizes a haptic feedback arm to provide the feeling of a syringe being inserted into neck tissue [5]. Currently, there is little experimental data relating needle force to depth. To determine the forces necessary to program into the haptic robotic device, a force sensing syringe was developed and cadaver experiments were performed. This paper presents the development of a syringe which can accurately measure needle insertion force and the proceeding experiments conducted using this device on a fresh frozen cadaver. The results of these cadaver needle insertions are characterized into force profiles for needle insertion force that are implemented into the haptic based CVC simulator.
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Chen, C. C., C. S. Ho, S. H. Ciou, C. H. Chou, S. W. Hong, Y. S. Hwang, and Y. L. Chen. "Development of the Syringe Needle Auto-Detaching Device." In 2011 5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icbbe.2011.5780325.

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Rideout, Tyler M., John R. LaCourse, Paula L. McWilliam, and Elizabeth J. Evans. "Force sensing syringe to analyze needle path forces during intramuscular injection." In 2011 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/nebc.2011.5778624.

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Chirgwin, C. W., J. R. LaCourse, and P. McWilliam. "Smart Syringe: Determining the depth and location of the needle during intramuscular injection." In 2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference (NEBEC). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/nebec.2015.7117084.

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Muyang Qian, Chunsheng Ren, Dezhen Wang, Yan Feng, and Jialiang Zhang. "Atmospheric pressure cold argon/oxygen plasma jet assisted by preionization by syringe needle electrode." In 2012 IEEE 39th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/plasma.2012.6383989.

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Polyva´s, Pe´ter P., Eniko T. Enikov, Gholam Peyman, and Vasco Polyzoev. "Trans-Scleral Tonometry: Mechanical Palpation of the Eye." In ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2011-64852.

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The development of new tonometers requires laboratory tests on enucleated eyes where the intraocular pressure (IOP) is usually controlled by the use of a fluid column (manometry). This article describes a novel eye pressure regulation system for IOP tests along with a new concept of mechanical palpation tonometry. Manometry is commonly regarded as an invasive technique that can measure precisely the pressure inside the eye. It is a common laboratory technique for evaluating changes in IOP over time, and for providing reference pressure by which all other tonometers can be evaluated. In general, the system consists of a fluid column (1% saline solution) connected via PVC tubing to a three way valve. The valve is able to connect the column branch to a syringe with a 21G needle inserted into the vitreous humor and to a pressure transducer. The syringe needle is inserted in the eye through the side, with the tip located approximately in the middle of the vitreous chamber [1]. However, this method is prone to errors due to the gelatinous and highly fibrous nature of the vitreous matter that could easily clog the syringe needle and prevent the accurate pressure control and measurement. To resolve this difficulty, we report an alternative control of the IOP through the anterior chamber of the eye. In addition to the clogging, severed blood vessels in enucleated eyes result in large rate of leakage of intraocular fluid. With these modifications in place, it was demonstrated that the pressure sensing is fast and accurate, allowing investigation of mechanical trans-scleral palpation and the development of a new concept of mechanical palpation tonometry device. The device is based on multiple probes for measuring contact forces. Experimental data from the performance of the device are presented.
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Vaughan, Neil, Venketesh N. Dubey, Michael Y. K. Wee, and Richard Isaacs. "Video Tracking of Tuohy Needle for an Enhanced Epidural Simulator User Interface." In ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2013-13094.

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A real time motion tracking image processing system was developed for tracking movement of a Tuohy epidural needle. The aim is to use the tracking system to plot 3D movement and rotation of the Tuohy needle to create an enhanced user interface for an epidural simulator. When the needle is angled on its plane or rotated on transverse plane for paramedian insertion the algorithm calculates these angles. The tracker provides a 5-DOF (Degrees of freedom) input option. The image tracker controls a graphical simulation of needle insertion in which a Tuohy needle can be inserted at any location on the patient’s back. As the needle is moved, the virtual needle is moved to the corresponding location in the simulation giving an intuitive interface without using a keyboard or mouse. The image tracking algorithm works by using colour segmentation image processing with a red colour marker on the needle tip. Tracking of the needle position and needle angulation were possible in excess of 10 frames per second even with changes to lighting. A second device is incorporated which measures the pressure of saline inside the syringe barrel so that the simulation can respond to applied pressure.
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Nelson, Stephen. "129 Public perceptions of syringe services programs and supervised use sites in preventing overdose deaths." In Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) 2020 conference abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-savir.45.

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Zhu, Yang, Can Kang, Chunli Zhang, and Haifei Li. "Effects of Nozzle Diameter and Injection Volume of Drug on Performance of a Needle-Free Injector." In ASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2021-66422.

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Abstract Among the techniques of subcutaneous drug delivery, the needle-free injection is relatively new. Compared to the hypodermic syringe, the needle-free injection avoids accidental stabbing and cross-infection. Although the needle-free injection technique has been exercised, the knowledge about instantaneous behaviors of the drug during the injection process have not been clarified. The present study aims to reveal drug flow characteristics of the needle-free injection. The effects of major operating parameters were investigated. An experimental work incorporating the measurement of instantaneous stagnation pressure and the visualization of drug diffusion in gel was conducted. The results show that the needle-free injection process is characterized by time-varying stagnation pressure. The peak stagnation pressure at the initial stage of injection is an important indicator of the aggressivity of the drug. The peak stagnation pressure decreases linearly with the increase of the nozzle diameter or the volume of injection. It is evidenced that the increase in the volume of injection causes an enlargement of the diffusion area of the liquid in the gel, which implies that the drug absorption rate is improved accordingly. Furthermore, with large nozzle diameter, the amount of the power consumed is high. Therefore, the maximum penetration depth of the liquid in gel increases with the nozzle diameter. However, the attainable lateral distance of the liquid is nearly insensitive to the nozzle diameter.
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Kumar, Snehasish, Nick Sumner, Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan, Steve Margerm, and Arrvindh Shriraman. "Needle: Leveraging Program Analysis to Analyze and Extract Accelerators from Whole Programs." In 2017 IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hpca.2017.59.

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Reports on the topic "Needle and syringe programs"

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Packham, Analisa. Are Syringe Exchange Programs Helpful or Harmful? New Evidence in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w26111.

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DeSimone, Jeff. Determinants of Drug Injection Behavior: Economic Factors, HIV Injection Risk and Needle Exchange Programs. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, November 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w9350.

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