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Would you consider prescribing syringes to injection drug users? Addiction medicine conference survey
(Envisager la prescription de seringues aux usagers de drogues par injection : enquête lors de la conférence des personnels médicaux)
Auteur(s) :
TAYLOR, L. E. ;
RUNARSDOTTIR V. ;
ZAMPI, A. ;
OSEI A. ;
SANFORD S. ;
MACALINO, G. ;
McKENZIE, M. ;
BURRIS, S. ;
GROSS, M. ;
REINERT S. E. ;
RICH, J. D.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
67-78
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
28
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PERSONNEL MEDICAL
;
MEDECIN
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
SERINGUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ENQUETE
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2003, 22, (1), 67-78
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In order to assess attitudes and practices of physicians regarding prescribing syringes to injection drug users (IDUs) to prevent disease transmission, a survey was conducted at the 2000 ASAM Conference. Of 497 physicians, 104 responded, representing 30 states and 3 countries. Seventy-eight percent provided care for IDUs. Only 2% had prescribed syringes to IDUs for safer injection of illegal drugs. Nineteen percent had prescribed syringes to diabetic patients whom they believed would use the syringes for injecting illegal drugs. Overall, 6l % of physicians (74% of internists, 37% of psychiatrists) (p = 0.04) would consider prescribing syringes to IDUs. Prescribing syringes to IDUs can be part of a comprehensive approach to preventing spread of HIV and other infections, decreasing complications of syringe reuse, and bringing IDUs into medical and substance abuse treatment. The majority of physicians surveyed expressed interest in prescribing syringes. Psychiatrists may be less willing to do so. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
The Miriam Hospital/Brown Univ., 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906. Email: jrichlifespan.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.