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Threat or opportunity ? Secondary exchange in a setting with widespread availability of needles
(Menace ou opportunité ? Echanges secondaires de seringues dans un environnement largement pourvu de programmes d'échange officiels)
Auteur(s) :
LENTON, S. ;
BEVAN, J. ;
LAMOND T.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
845-864
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
PROGRAMME
;
USAGER
;
ENTRAIDE
;
EVALUATION
;
EFFICACITE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (6-7), 845-864
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Where authorized access to needles and syringes from exchanges and pharmacies is limited, secondary exchange (SE) can provide an important source of sterile injecting equipment. Interventions can be developed to use SE to facilitate needle and syringe exchange programs to reach a wider population of drug injectors. Yet in a context such as Western Australia, where needles and syringes are available to drug injectors from many authorized sources, the added benefit of SE is unknown. This review of data and literature conducted in October 2003 shows potential benefits but also concerns about undermining vulnerable public and political support for authorized needle provision schemes that has been nurtured and supported over a number of years. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box, U1987 Perth, WA 6845. E-mail : S.Lentoncurtin.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.