A Syringe Service Program Within a Federal System
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DOI: 10.1097/jan.0000000000000402
Abstract: Abstract Background Drug use, specifically opioid use, is a public health crisis in the United States. Harm reduction programs, including syringe service programs, show efficacy in improving individual and public health outcomes. Healthcare provider perceptions… read more here.
Keywords: syringe service; service; service program; people use ... See more keywords
Modeling the cost-effectiveness and impact on fatal overdose and initiation of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment at syringe service programs.
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DOI: 10.1111/add.15883
Abstract: AIM To estimate the number of treatment initiations, averted fatal opioid overdoses, and the cost-effectiveness associated with offering buprenorphine-naloxone (buprenorphine) treatment on-site within existing syringe service programs (SSPs) in Massachusetts, USA. DESIGN Cohort-based mathematical model… read more here.
Keywords: syringe service; scenario; buprenorphine; treatment ... See more keywords
Capacity for sustainment of recently established syringe service programs in Appalachian Kentucky: The central role of staff champions.
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.13436
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Ensuring adequate harm reduction infrastructure in rural areas is imperative, as drug-related epidemics expand into them. Here, we explore the capacity for sustainment of syringe service programs (SSP) in Appalachian Kentucky. METHODS We interviewed… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; syringe service; health; staff ... See more keywords
Utilization of Kentucky Syringe Service Programs in a Justice-Involved Sample of People Who Inject Drugs.
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DOI: 10.1177/00220426251345336
Abstract: Residents of Kentucky are at-risk for harms related to the opioid epidemic and involvement in the criminal legal system (CLS) further increases those risks. In 2015, Kentucky legalized syringe service programs (SSPS) to provide low-threshold… read more here.
Keywords: inject drugs; syringe service; service programs; people inject ... See more keywords
Colocation of COVID-19 Vaccination Services at Syringe Service Programs for People Who Inject Drugs and People Experiencing Houselessness in Oregon.
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DOI: 10.1177/00333549241271720
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Integrating vaccination services with other essential health services could increase vaccination rates among socially marginalized populations. We examined the associations between colocation of vaccines at syringe service programs and COVID-19 vaccination status among people… read more here.
Keywords: service programs; syringe service; vaccination; vaccine ... See more keywords
Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: protocol for the STAMINA randomized control trial
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10669-0
Abstract: Background A key strategy for mitigating the current opioid epidemic is expanded access to medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD). However, interventions developed to expand MOUD access have limited ability to engage opioid users… read more here.
Keywords: syringe service; treatment; opioid use; linkage ... See more keywords