Help-seeking and referrals in a needle exchange: a comprehensive service to injecting drug users

Addiction ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREA M. CARVELL ◽  
GRAHAM J. HART
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Comprehensive Service

scholarly journals Injecting Drug Users Retention in Needle-Exchange Program and its Determinants in Iran Prisons

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shahbazi ◽  
Marzieh Farnia ◽  
Ghobad Moradi ◽  
Mohammadreza Karamati ◽  
Fatemeh Paknazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange Program ◽  
Exchange Program

scholarly journals Diversity of needle exchange provision in the UK: findings from a national survey

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Huntington ◽  
V Hope ◽  
S Hutchinson ◽  
D Goldberg ◽  
F Ncube
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Bloodborne Viruses

Needle exchanges are key to reducing transmission of bloodborne viruses (BBVs) in injecting drug users (IDUs) through the provision of sterile

Needle exchange use among a cohort of injecting drug users

AIDS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 1729-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellie E. Schoenbaum ◽  
Diana M. Hartel ◽  
Marc N. Gourevitch
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injecting Drug Users

scholarly journals The extent of injection site infection in injecting drug users: findings from a national surveillance study

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (10) ◽  
pp. 1510-1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. D. HOPE ◽  
A. MARONGIU ◽  
J. V. PARRY ◽  
F. NCUBE
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Injection Site ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARYInjection site infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) are associated with serious morbidity and healthcare costs. Factors associated with symptoms of these were examined through annual (2006–2008) unlinked-anonymous survey of IDUs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Overall 36% (1863/5209) self-reported having a symptom with no trend over time (35% 2006, 37% 2007, 34% 2008). Symptoms were less common in the North East of England; increased with years injecting; and were higher in women, those recently homeless, those recently using a needle exchange, and those injecting both opiates and stimulants. Of those injecting during the previous 4 weeks (n=3733) symptoms were associated with: injecting daily; injecting ⩾10 times a day; injecting into hands, groin, or legs; sharing filters; and reusing water to flush syringes. Symptoms of injection site infections are common in IDUs. Better-targeted preventive interventions are needed, and continued surveillance should assist with assessing the impact of new initiatives.

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