Patterns of needle acquisition and sociobehavioral correlates of needle exchange program attendance in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A

Article Abstract:

Many intravenous drug addicts buy their hypodermic syringes from street sellers, some of whom sell used syringes and claim they are new. In a study of 741 intravenous drug addicts in Baltimore, 85% got their syringes from street sellers and only 8% got their syringes from a needle exchange program, hospital, or pharmacy.

Purchasing, Behavior, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Needle exchange programs

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Social circumstances of initiation of injection drug use and early shooting gallery attendance: implications for HIV intervention among adolescent and young adult injection drug users

Article Abstract:

Research has been conducted on relationship between early shooting gallery attendance and HIV prevalence among young adult and adolescent injection drug users. Results demonstrate that young new injection drug users attending early shooting gallery tend to be initiated by older high-risk injection drug users, and that HIV may be transmitted from the older group of injection drug users to the younger one.

United States, Science & research, Public affairs, Labor Distribution by Employer, Health aspects, Social aspects, Care and treatment, Research, Methods, Analysis, Prevention, Risk factors, Statistics, Demographic aspects, HIV infection, HIV infections, HIV patients, AIDS (Disease), Epidemiology, AIDS research, Intravenous drug abuse, AIDS treatment

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Exploring the role of needle selling in a drug-using community in Baltimore, Maryland

Article Abstract:

A study is done to examine differences between needle sellers and others in a drug using community and assessed sources and quantity of needles sold by needle sellers. The conclusion was that all injectors need to be educated about proper disposal techniques because some needle sellers disseminate used needles.

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical appliances and supplies, Maryland, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, Hypodermic Syringes & Related Eqp, Disposable Medical Supplies, Medical supplies, Disposable, Hypodermic needles

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