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The damage done: a study of injection drug use, injection related abscesses and needle exchange regulation (2007)
(Dommages effectifs : étude de l'usage de drogue par voie intraveineuse, des abcès associés à cet usage et règlementation de l'échange de seringues)
Auteur(s) :
TOMOLILLO C.M. ;
CROTHERS L.J. ;
ABERSON, C. L.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
1603 -1611
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
11
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
INJECTION
;
PATHOLOGIE
;
INFECTION
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2007, 42, (10), 1603 -1611
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study investigated the impact of a needle exchange policy change on community health. Data were collected from a needle exchange program in Eureka, California, for clients who participated in the program between the weeks (n = 112) of January 1, 2002, and February 28, 2004. Analysis was done using an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), indicating that greater utilization of the needle exchange program, in terms of needles exchanged and number of visits, is related to fewer numbers of abscesses treated. Additionally, self-report data collected from former intravenous drug users (n = 62) demonstrated that more needles exchanged were related to fewer occurrences of abscesses. The limitations of this research are discussed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, USA. cmt20@humboldt.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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