HIV incidence among New Haven needle exchange participants: updated estimates from syringe tracking and testing data
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An extension of a previous study of a needle exchange program may prove that needle exchange programs prevent the spread of HIV infection among drug users. Researchers in New Haven, Connecticut conducted a needle exchange program from 1990 to 1992 where used intravenous needles used to inject illegal drugs were legally exchanged for clean needles. They hypothesized that up to 10.2 new HIV infections per 100 intravenous drug users per year might still occur even with the needle exchange program. The study was continued through August 1993, with 100 more users, and the incidence of new HIV infections per 100 users per year was estimated to be only 1.63. The needle exchange program may have prevented any new HIV infections among intravenous drug users.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1995
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Use of an illegal syringe exchange and injection-related risk behaviors among street-recruited injection drug users in Oakland, California, 1992 to 1995
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Illegal syringe exchange programs (SEPs) can reduce syringe sharing and other risky behaviors among injection drug users. Illegal SEPs provide clean needles and paraphernalia for drug users, and are not sanctioned by government or law enforcement. Researchers conducted 2,830 interviews with customers of an illegal SEP in Oakland, CA, and determined that use of the facility was associated with a 43% reduction in syringe sharing. SEP users were no more likely to share injection supplies than non-users. Sanctioning and promoting these programs may effectively reduce HIV transmission.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1998
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Syringe use and reuse: effects of syringe exchange programs in four cities
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Data from four cities indicates that needle exchange programs can be effective in reducing the number of times a syringe is used. Estimates were made while tracking such programs in San Francisco, New Haven, Chicago and Baltimore, using different systems of computation according to the situation. The average number of uses per syringe dropped by at least half in cities where this sort of estimate could be made. The use of one-time-only syringes increased significantly in cities with an exchange program.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1998
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