Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage …
Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
Peering into the literature: a systematic review of the roles of people who inject drugs in harm reduction initiatives
Z Marshall, MK Dechman, A Minichiello… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs have been central to the development of harm
reduction initiatives. Referred to as peer workers, peer helpers, or natural helpers, people …
reduction initiatives. Referred to as peer workers, peer helpers, or natural helpers, people …
Laws prohibiting peer distribution of injecting equipment in Australia: A critical analysis of their effects
The law is a key site for the production of meanings around the 'problem'of drugs in public
discourse. In this article, we critically consider the material-discursive 'effects' of laws …
discourse. In this article, we critically consider the material-discursive 'effects' of laws …
Distance matters: the association of proximity to syringe services programs with sharing of syringes and injecting equipment-17 US cities, 2015
Abstract Background Syringe services programs (SSPs) have effectively limited the spread
of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID). Access to SSPs has …
of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID). Access to SSPs has …
“We get by with a little help from our friends”: small-scale informal and large-scale formal peer distribution networks of sterile injecting equipment in Australia
Abstract Background In Australia, sterile needles and syringes are distributed to people who
inject drugs (PWID) through formal services for the purposes of preventing blood borne …
inject drugs (PWID) through formal services for the purposes of preventing blood borne …
Decreased odds of injection risk behavior associated with direct versus indirect use of syringe exchange: evidence from two California cities
CN Behrends, CS Li, DR Gibson - Substance use & misuse, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: While there is substantial evidence that syringe exchange programs (SEPs)
are effective in preventing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID), nearly all the …
are effective in preventing HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID), nearly all the …
A study of young people who inject drugs: An opportunity to decrease high risk injecting by improving knowledge about hepatitis C prevention
J Bryant - Vulnerable children and youth studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The population of young people who inject drugs (PWID) displays a unique constellation of
features that are not found in other groups who are at risk of acquiring hepatitis C: they …
features that are not found in other groups who are at risk of acquiring hepatitis C: they …
Patterns of peer distribution of injecting equipment at an authorized distribution site in Sydney, Australia
Background: Extended distribution refers to the practice whereby people who inject drugs
pass on sterile injecting equipment to their networks and can be a means to access people …
pass on sterile injecting equipment to their networks and can be a means to access people …
Expanding HIV testing in African American communities through community-based distribution of home-test vouchers
BE Meyerson, G Carter, C Lawrence… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
We investigated the implementation feasibility and effectiveness of community-based HIV
home-test voucher distribution in three Indianapolis African American communities …
home-test voucher distribution in three Indianapolis African American communities …
Young people at risk of transitioning to injecting: what do they know about where to get sterile needles?
This article focuses on young people at risk of transitioning to injecting and explores what
they know about where to obtain sterile needles. We used cross-sectional survey data …
they know about where to obtain sterile needles. We used cross-sectional survey data …