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Objectives. Hepatitis C (HCV) has emerged as a major epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs), with observed prevalence exceeding 70% in many American and European cities. This article explores the potential of syringe exchange pro[...]
Auteur H. A. POLLACK
9 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
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H. A. POLLACK, Auteur ; P. REUTER, Auteur ; J. P. CAULKINS, Auteur du commentaire ; D. MEJIA, Auteur du commentaire ; V. FELBAB-BROWN, Auteur du commentaire | 2014
Dans Addiction (Vol.109, n°12, December 2014) Article : PériodiqueAims: To review empirical research that seeks to relate marginal increases in enforcement against the supply of illicit drugs to changes in drug prices at the level of the drug supply system being targeted. Method: Review of empirical studies.[...]
H. A. POLLACK | 2001
Dans European Journal of Epidemiology (Vol.17, n°4, April 2001) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : Harm reduction interventions to reduce blood-borne disease incidence among injection drug users (IDUs). A common strategy to estimate the long-term impact of such interventions is to examine short-term incidence changes within a spec[...]
P. M. LANTZ ; P. D. JACOBSON ; K. E. WARNER ; J. WASSERMAN ; H. A. POLLACK ; J. BERSON ; A. AHLSTROM | 2000
Dans Tobacco Control (Vol.9, n°1, March 2000) Article : PériodiqueOBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review of interventions and policies aimed at reducing youth cigarette smoking in the United States, including strategies that have undergone evaluation and emerging innovations that have not yet been assess[...]
C. L. PARISH ; M. R. PEREYRA ; H. A. POLLACK ; G. CARDENAS ; P. C. CASTELLON ; S. N. ABEL ; R. SINGER ; L. R. METSCH | 2015
Dans Addiction (Vol.110, n°9, September 2015) Article : PériodiqueAims: The dental setting is a potentially valuable venue for screening for substance misuse. Therefore, we assessed dentists’ inquiry of substance misuse through their patient medical history forms and their agreement with the compatibility of s[...]
H. A. POLLACK | 2001
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.91, n°3, March 2001) Article : PériodiqueOBJECTIVES: This study analyzed the relationship between prenatal maternal smoking and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and examined the cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions. METHODS: All recorded US singleton SIDS deaths fro[...]
ENGLISH : We examined syringe source, use, and discard practices of injection-drug users (IDUs) in New Haven, Connecticut, a city with both a legal syringe-exchange program (SEP) and non-prescription availability of syringes through pharmacies[...]
Welfare receipt and substance-abuse treatment among low-income mothers: the impact of welfare reform
H. A. POLLACK ; P. REUTER | 2006
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.96 n°11, 2006) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We explored changing relations between substance use, welfare receipt, and substance-abuse treatment among low-income mothers before and after welfare reform. METHODS: We examined annual data from mothers aged 18 to 49 ye[...]
ENGLISH : The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) changed the nature, purpose, and financing of public aid. Researchers, administrators, and policymakers expressed special concern about the act's impac[...]
