A Longitudinal Study of Syringe Acquisition by Puerto Rican Injection Drug Users in New York and Puerto Rico: Implications for Syringe Exchange and Distribution Programs

Increasing access to sterile syringes and new drug preparation materials is an effective means of reducing HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), and a fundamental component of harm reduction ideology. The purpose of this study is to examine changes during a three-year period in syringe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Substance use & misuse 2006-01, Vol.41 (9), p.1313-1336
Hauptverfasser:	Finlinson, H. Ann, Oliver-Vélez, Denise, Deren, Sherry, Cant, John G. H., Colón, Héctor M., Robles, Rafaela R., Kang, Sung-Yeon, Andía, Jonny F.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Addictive behaviors Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies AIDS Biological and medical sciences Cocaine-Related Disorders - epidemiology Drug addiction Drug Injection Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Heroin Dependence - epidemiology HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infant injection drug users Longitudinal Studies Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Needle-Exchange Programs - statistics & numerical data New York New York - epidemiology Psychoanalysis Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Puerto Rican Americans Puerto Rican people Puerto Rico Puerto Rico - epidemiology risk-reduction materials Socioeconomic Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) Syringes Toxicology Treatment USA
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