Historique
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Needle and syringe provision and disposal in an Australian regional centre
(Mise à disposition et récupération des seringues et des aiguilles dans une région d'Australie)
Auteur(s) :
MILLER, P. G.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
431-438
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SERINGUE
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
DISPOSITIF AUTOMATISE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
VIH
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2001, 20, (4), 431-438
Note de contenu :
tabl. ; graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The aim of this study was to investigate the provision and disposal of needles and syringes in Geelong, Victoria, supplying a comparison of needles provided to needles returned through needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), needles disposed of in 'Sharpsafe' bins and needles discarded. This study combined quantitative data obtained from a number of sources and qualitative data obtained from 60 interviews. An average of 18,337 (SD = 2796) per month were dispensed from NSPs and an average of 5576 needles are returned to NSP sites in Geelong per month. For the current year, 450 needles and syringes per month were placed in publicly located disposal bins. On average there were 19 callouts to discarded needles per month in the Geelong region and these needles constituted 0.38% of the monthly average of needles provided through NSPs. It was concluded that, while discarded needles are of major community concern, the vast majority of needles and syringes provided in this regional centre are not discarded. Findings are discussed in relation to the current laws surrounding the possession of injecting equipment. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Sch. Soc. Inquiry, Deakin Univ., Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.