TY - JOUR
T1 - “I feel safe here”
T2 - Participants identify key components of syringe access programs
AU - Ostrander, Noam
AU - Carlberg-Racich, Suzanne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Syringe access programs (SAPs) provide an array of supplies and services to people who inject drugs (PWID). Governmental reports within the United States have often neglected to include the voices of people who utilize SAPs. This project, which was part of a master’s of public health practicum, surveyed 28 injection drug users about their experiences with an SAP in a major Midwestern city. Through this work, participants prioritized the supplies they most frequently need and the services they most often utilize. The results of this study may provide guidance to emerging SAPs that are working to prioritize supplies and services.
AB - Syringe access programs (SAPs) provide an array of supplies and services to people who inject drugs (PWID). Governmental reports within the United States have often neglected to include the voices of people who utilize SAPs. This project, which was part of a master’s of public health practicum, surveyed 28 injection drug users about their experiences with an SAP in a major Midwestern city. Through this work, participants prioritized the supplies they most frequently need and the services they most often utilize. The results of this study may provide guidance to emerging SAPs that are working to prioritize supplies and services.
KW - Injection drug use
KW - needle exchange
KW - syringe access programs
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U2 - 10.1080/10852352.2021.1915733
DO - 10.1080/10852352.2021.1915733
M3 - Article
C2 - 34547981
AN - SCOPUS:85115327229
SN - 1085-2352
VL - 50
SP - 82
EP - 96
JO - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
JF - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
IS - 1
ER -