Syringe acquisition experiences and attitudes among injection drug users undergoing short-term opioid detoxification in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 659-670

  Zaller, Nickolas D ^a,b   Yokell, Michael A ^a,c   Nayak, Sandeep M ^a,b   Fu, Jeannia J ^a,d   Bazazi, Alexander R ^a,d   Rich, Josiah D ^a,b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange program; Harm reduction; IDUs; Injection drug users; Needle exchange program; Non prescription syringes; Pharmacy; Syringe; Syringes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; RHODE ISLAND; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865137144     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9669-7     Document Type: Article

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