Syringe disposal among people who inject drugs before and after the implementation of a syringe services program.

CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant decrease in the number of improperly discarded syringes in public in Miami after the implementation of an SSP. Providing PWID with proper disposal venues such as an SSP could decrease public disposal in other communities. PMID: 31280002 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31280002?dopt=Abstract

Source: Topics in HIV Medicine - June 28, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Levine H, Bartholomew TS, Rea-Wilson V, Onugha J, Arriola DJ, Cardenas G, Forrest DW, Kral AH, Metsch LR, Spencer E, Tookes H Tags: Drug Alcohol Depend Source Type: research

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