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Prescribing syringes to prevent HIV: a survey of infectious disease and addiction medicine physicians in Rhode Island
(Prescrire des seringues pour prévenir le VIH : enquête auprès de médecins spécialistes des maladies infectieuses et de l'addiction à Rhode-Island)
Auteur(s) :
RICH, J. D. ;
WHITLOCK, T. L. ;
TOWE, C. W. ;
MAC KENZIE M. ;
RUNARSDOTTIR V. ;
ABOAGYE-KUMI, M. ;
BURRIS, S.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
535-550
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
SERINGUE
;
VIH
;
PREVENTION
;
USAGER
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (5), 535-550
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article describes the assessment of physicians' attitudes and practices regarding prescribing syringes to injection drug users (IDUs). A brief, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was sent to all Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine specialists in Rhode Island. Of 49 eligible physicians, 39 responded (response rate 80%). Most (95%) indicated that there is a legitimate medical reason for IDUs to obtain sterile syringes. Many (71 %) agreed that they would prescribe syringes to prevent disease in IDUs if it were clearly legal to do so. We can conclude that physician syringe prescription to IDUs may be an acceptable supplement to existing HIV prevention strategies. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
The Miriam Hospital/Brown Univ., 164 Summit Av., Providence, RI 02906. E-mail : Josiah_Rich@brown.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.