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Safer injection sites in New York City: a utilization survey of injection drug users
(Lieux d'injection supervisés médicalement dans la ville de New York : enquête de fréquentation par les injecteurs de drogues)
Auteur(s) :
BROADHEAD, R. S. ;
BORCH, C. A. ;
VAN HULST, Y. ;
FARRELL, J. ;
VILLEMEZ W. J. ;
ALTICE, F. L.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
733-750
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
STRUCTURE DE PROXIMITE
;
INJECTION
;
USAGER
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2003, 33, 733-750
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
HIV, hepatitis B & C, drug overdose, and other drug-related health problems still pose significant health risks to injection drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners, indicating the need for further development of innovative public health interventions. A relatively new intervention implemented in many municipalities throughout the world is fhe "safer injection site" (SIS). An SIS is a legal facility that allows people to prepare and inject pre-obtained drugs in a hygienic, anxiety-free atmosphere under the supervision of health personnel. This paper examines the responses of a sample of IDUs in New York City to whether they would use an SIS should one be implemented in mid-town Manhattan. The SIS would be part of a comprehensive harm reduction project that already offers needle-exchange, street outreach, testing and counseling, support groups, referral services including drug treatment, and on-site primary medical and dental services. The results of our study indicate that a large majority of the IDUs sampled would utilize an SIS should one be implemented, and that those most likely to use it are IDUs at the highest risk for contracting or spreading blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, and for experiencing a drug overdose. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Sociol., Univ. Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.