Syringe exchange programs

Syringe services programs are community prevention programs that provide a range of services that prevent spread of disease and protect ...

Syringe Services Programs | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Syringe services programs (SSPs) are community-based prevention programs that can provide a range of services, including access to and ...

Syringe Services Programs | Prevent | Effective Interventions - CDC

Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) are a public health strategy for persons who inject drugs (PWID). SSPs aim to reduce HIV infection, viral hepatitis, and other ...

Syringe Access Resources | National Harm Reduction Coalition

These harm reduction programs are proven to reduce HIV and HCV infection rates by about 50%. Person with a walker, passing in the front of the 6th street needle ...

Needle Exchange - Where Can I Find a Program Near Me?

Regardless of the services offered, all needle exchange programs are free.1 Some programs operate out of mobile units, while others are fixed ...

Syringe Services Programs: A NACo Opioid Solutions Strategy Brief

Syringe services programs (SSPs) provide low-barrier access to sterile supplies for safer substance use, naloxone and overdose prevention tools.

Sterile Syringe Exchange Programs - KFF

Syringe exchange programs provide free sterile syringes and collect used syringes from injection-drug users to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, ...

The Effects of Needle Exchange Programs - Preventing HIV ... - NCBI

provide clear evidence that needle exchange programs decrease HIV infection rates," (p. 20) but that "the majority of studies of [program] clients demonstrate ...

NASEN | North America Syringe Exchange Network: NASEN Directory

Harm Reduction Locations ; Evergreen Exchange, Jamestown, NY ; Exchange Central, Mt Pleasant, MI ; Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA ; Fairfield Harm Reduction Program ...

Needle and syringe programmes - Wikipedia

A needle and syringe programme (NSP), also known as needle exchange program (NEP), is a social service that allows injection drug users (IDUs) to obtain ...

Syringe Services Programs | HIV.gov

What Are Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)? ... SSPs protect the public and first responders by facilitating the safe disposal of used needles and syringes.

Syringe Distribution Programs Can Improve Public Health During ...

Syringe services programs (SSPs), also commonly referred to as syringe or needle exchange programs or harm reduction programs, were developed by ...

Harm Reduction & Syringe Service Programs - IN.gov

The Harm Reduction Program is housed within the Division of HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis and provides support to communities providing or considering providing, ...

The benefits and challenges of needle exchange programs

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, participants in syringe exchange programs are five times more likely to enter drug treatment ...

Syringe Exchange Programs - More Powerful NC

Syringe exchange programs are a type of harm reduction initiative aimed at effectively reducing transmission of blood borne diseases—like HIV, HCV and Hepatitis ...

Syringe Exchange Programs - CDPH - CA.gov

Syringe services programs have been operating in California, providing sterile syringes, collecting used ones, and acting as points of access to health ...

A Case for Needle Exchange Programs: Not Letting Perfection be ...

Despite an imperfect outcome, needle exchange programs (NEPs) satisfy these 4 levels of good because their focus is on healing rather than health.

Public Support For Needle Exchange Programs, Safe Injection Sites ...

Two strategies that research indicates would help alleviate America's opioid crisis lack widespread public support, according to a study led by researchers at ...

Needle and Syringe Programmes – what they are and how to use one

Needle and Syringe Programmes are places where you can get new, clean injecting equipment and advice for staying safe.

Syringe Services Programs' Role in Ending the HIV Epidemic in the ...

21. Determination that a demonstration needle exchange program would be effective in reducing drug abuse and the risk of acquired immune deficiency syndrome ...