Titre : | Needle and syringe provision and disposal in an Australian regional centre |
Titre traduit : | (Mise à disposition et récupération des seringues et des aiguilles dans une région d'Australie) |
Auteurs : | P. G. MILLER |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2001 |
Format : | 431-438 / tabl. ; graph. |
Note générale : |
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2001, 20, (4), 431-438 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés SERINGUE ; ECHANGE DE SERINGUES ; DISPOSITIF AUTOMATISE ; REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES ; VIHThésaurus géographique AUSTRALIE |
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.) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. ; graph. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 20 |
Affiliation : |
Sch. Soc. Inquiry, Deakin Univ., Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3217 Australie. Australia. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 803909 |
Centre Emetteur : | 08 CAS Strasbourg |
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