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STUDY 2019 HTM file
Immediate impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland: controlled interrupted time series analysis for 2015–18
Did minimum unit pricing have an immediate impact in Scotland, and did any evidence emerge to support fears that the policy would unfairly target moderate drinkers, particularly in lower income groups?
STUDY 2008 HTM file
Needle exchange coverage key to reducing infection risk
Californian research demonstrating that needle exchanges which prioritise giving out as much injecting equipment as needed have visitors who are more adequately supplied which in turn reduces the risk of transmitting blood-borne diseases.
STUDY 2008 HTM file
Adequate needle exchange helps prevent bacterial as well as viral infections
US study suggest that needle exchanges which make adequate supplies of injecting equipment plus advice easily accessible not only prevent viral infections but also bacterial infections and abscesses, relieving a major burden on health services.
STUDY 1999 PDF file 181Kb
Specialist needle exchanges: more proactive intervention could help safeguard clients' health
In London specialist needle exchanges did deliver extra benefits compared to pharmacy based provision but there remained substantial gaps in service, suggesting that a more proactive approach was needed to justify the expense.
STUDY 2001 PDF file 163Kb
Change of gear needed if needle exchanges are to combat hepatitis infection
Implications of a Swedish study which confirmed fears that needle exchanges successful against HIV may not prevent hepatitis infection, and one in Scotland which highlighted sporadic exchange attendance as a major impediment to disease prevention.
OFFCUT 2002 PDF file 236Kb
Syringe exchange bolstered by heavyweight support from the UN and the USA
Agencies across the UN agree that needle exchanges reduce HIV risk without encouraging injecting while a less than well publicised statement from the US Surgeon General and senior US scientists notes conclusive evidence of the same benefits.
STUDY 2003 PDF file 193Kb
Addressing heavy drinking by needle exchange users could reduce infection risk
Under two hours of risk assessment and motivational sessions cut heavy drinking and equipment sharing among exchange attenders, offering a way to further reduce the risks of overdose, viral infection and the aggravation of pre-existing hepatitis disease.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 156Kb
First randomised trial should reassure needle exchange doubters
From Alaska the first randomised trial of needle exchange found that compared to pharmacy access, the services reduced risky injecting while if anything also reducing the frequency of injecting and of cocaine use.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 86Kb
Scottish report calls for needle exchanges to provide citric acid
Injectors rapidly converted to using the citric acid sachets piloted by needle exchanges in Scotland, avoiding more risky ways of acidifying their drugs to prepare them for injection.
STUDY 2004 PDF file 164Kb
Female crack smokers respond well to standard HIV risk-reduction sessions
Outreach work among inner-city female drug users in Atlanta demonstrated the potential impact of just two standard sessions addressing the sex- and drug-related HIV risk of crack smokers, but also the utility of more customised help, especially for injectors.
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