Heating Injection Drug Preparation Equipment Used for Opioid Injection May Reduce HIV Transmission Associated With Sharing Equipment

Liability for prescribing intravenous injection equipment to i.v. drug users.

Evidence for action on HIV/AIDS and injecting drug use POLICY BRIEF: PROVISION OF STERILE INJECTING EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE HIV TRANSMISSION SHARING OF INJECTING EQUIPMENT

The shared use of syringes and needles was recognized as being associated with HIV transmission among injecting drug users at the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Commonly referred to as syringe sharing or needle sharing, it involves two or more drug users sequentially using the same needle and/or syringe in order to inject a dose of liquefied drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines or bupr...

Giving away used injection equipment: missed prevention message?

BACKGROUND Our objective was to examine factors associated with distributive injection equipment sharing and how needle exchange programs (NEPs) can help reduce distributive sharing among injection drug users (IDUs). METHODS 145 English speaking Canadian IDUs ages 16 years and over who had injected in the past 30 days were recruited for a cross-sectional survey. Participants were asked about ...

Age and sharing of needle injection equipment in a cohort of Massachusetts injection drug users: an observational study

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C infection (HCV) among individuals aged 15-24 years has increased in Massachusetts, likely due to injection drug use. The prevalence of injection equipment sharing (sharing) and its association with age was examined in a cohort of out-of-treatment Massachusetts substance users. METHODS This analysis included baseline data from a behavioral intervention with substance use...

Correlates of sharing injection equipment among male injecting drug users in Kathmandu, Nepal.

BACKGROUND HIV prevalence is high and risky injection practices occur frequently among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Nepal. We explored the correlates of sharing injection equipment (having injected with a needle or syringe previously used by another) among male IDUs in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS From August to September 2007, we anonymously interviewed 296 male IDUs in Kathmandu, Nepal, usin...