Syringe and Needle Exchange as HIV/AIDS Prevention for Injection Drug Users

JAMA ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 271 (2) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
John K. Watters
Keyword(s):  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Hiv Aids

Syringe and needle exchange as HIV/AIDS prevention for injection drug users in Puerto Rico

Health Policy ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela R Robles ◽  
Héctor M Colón ◽  
Tomás D Matos ◽  
H.Ann Finlinson ◽  
Aileen Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Hiv Aids

AFRICAN-AMERICAN INJECTION DRUG USERS: TENSIONS AND BARRIERS IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION

2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 735-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis J. VanderWaal ◽  
Fred L. Washington ◽  
René D. Drumm ◽  
Yvonne M. Terry ◽  
Duane C. McBride ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Hiv Aids

A Cultural Impact of Needle Exchange: The Role of Safer-Injection Mentors

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Sheigla Murphy ◽  
Howard Lune
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Aids Risk

We examine one way in which needle-exchange services in the San Francisco Bay Area have affected needle-sharing and sexual-risk behaviors for injection drug users. We interviewed, qualitatively and quantitatively, 244 participants. Our analysis focuses on comparisons in HIV/AIDS-risk behaviors for a subcategory of “new” injectors: those initiating after the introduction of needle-exchange services in 1988 (n=57). We found that some new injectors benefited from the presence of “safer-injection mentors.” That is, those with someone to teach them harm reduction from their initiation of injection drug use were somewhat more likely to report safer injection practices at the time of interview. We also found that the mentoring process included sharing of information about needle-exchange services. Our results point to evidence of the effectiveness of needle-exchange services in contributing to a culture of harm reduction for injection drug users.

Prospective effects of perceived risk of developing HIV/AIDS on risk behaviors among injection drug users in Puerto Rico

Addiction ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 1105-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAELA R. ROBLES ◽  
LOURDES I. CANCEL ◽  
HECTOR M. COLON ◽  
TOMAS D. MATOS ◽  
DANIEL H. FREEMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Hiv Aids
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