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General/Miscellaneous Reports
               

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Immunologic and Virologic Mechanisms for Partial Protection from Intravenous Challenge by an Integration-Defective SIV Vaccine.
Wang C, Jiang C, Gao N,  
Viruses. 2017 Jun 2;9(6). \
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Harm reduction interventions in HIV care: a qualitative exploration of patient and provider perspectives.
Carlberg-Racich S.

PeerJ
. 2016 Apr 14;4:e1932r 14;4:e1932
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Correlates of public support toward federal funding for harm reduction strategies.
Kulesza M, Teachman BA, Werntz AJ, et al 

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy
. 2015 Jun 30;
Paper

Examining the potential role of a supervised injection facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to avert HIV among people who inject drugs.
Jozaghi E, Jackson A.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015 Mar 29;4(6):373-379
Abstract

How far will they go?: assessing the travel distance of current and former drug users to access harm reduction services.
Allen S, Ruiz M, O'Rourke A.

Harm Reduct J
. 2015 Mar 1;12(1):3.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT DOCUMENT
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brief and Expanded Evidence-Based Risk Reduction Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in the United States.
Song DL, Altice FL, Copenhaver MM, Long EF.

PLoS One
. 2015 Feb 6;10(2):e0116694.
Paper

Novel Interventions to Prevent HIV and HCV Among Persons Who Inject Drugs.
Coffin PO, Rowe C, Santos GM.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2015 Jan 15.
Abstract

Trends in use of health care and HIV prevention services for persons who inject drugs in San Francisco: Results from National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 2005-2012.
Coffin PO, Jin H, Huriaux E, et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Nov 6. pii: S0376-8716(14)01888-2.
Abstract

Injection Drug Users' Perceived Barriers to Using Self-Initiated Harm Reduction Strategies.
Bonar EE, Rosenberg H.
Addict Res Theory. 2014 Aug 1;22(4):271-278.
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Transitions in Latent Classes of Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Injection Drug Users Following HIV Prevention Intervention.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Ouellet LJ, Finnegan L, et al
AIDS Behav. 2014 Mar;18(3):464-72.
Paper

Combined HIV Prevention, the New York City Condom Distribution Program, and the Evolution of Safer Sex Behavior Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in New York City.
Des Jarlais DC, Arasteh K, McKnight C, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Nov 24.

Abstract

Transitions in Latent Classes of Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Injection Drug Users Following HIV Prevention Intervention.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Ouellet LJ, Finnegan L, et al  

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Aug 22
Abstract

Not just the needle: the state of HIV-prevention science among substance users and future directions.
Shoptaw S, Montgomery B, Williams CT,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jul;63 Suppl 2:S174-8
Abstract

Development of a Risk Reduction Intervention to Reduce Bacterial and Viral Infections for Injection Drug Users.
Phillips KT, Altman JK, Corsi KF, Stein MD.

Subst Use Misus
e
. 2012 Sep 27
Abstract

Differing HIV Risks and Prevention Needs among Men and Women Injection Drug Users (IDU) in the
District of Columbia
Magnus M, Kuo I, Phillips G 2nd, Rawls A,  et al
J Urban Health. 2012 Jun 13.
Abstract

Skin and needle hygiene intervention for injection drug users: Results from a randomized, controlled Stage I
pilot trial.

Phillips KT, Stein MD, Anderson BJ, Corsi KF.

J Subst Abuse Treat
. 2012 Feb 14.
Abstract

Injection Drug Users' Perspectives on Placing HIV Prevention and Other Clinical Services in
Pharmacy Settings.

Lutnick A, Case P, Kral AH.

J Urban Health
. 2012 Jan 10.

Abstract

Attitudes of methadone program staff toward provision of harm-reduction and other services.
Deren S, Kang SY, Mino M, Seewald RM.

J Addict Med
. 2011 Dec;5(4):289-92.

Abstract

Potential role of safer injection facilities in reducing HIV and Hepatitis C infections and
overdose mortality in the United States.
Semaan S, Fleming P, Worrell C,  et al
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Apr 22
Abstract

Injection risk behaviors among rural drug users: implications for HIV prevention.
Havens JR, Oser CB, Leukefeld CG.
AIDS Care. 2011 May;23(5):638-45
Abstract

Harm Reduction and 12 Steps: Complementary, Oppositional, or Something In-Between?
Lee HS, Engstrom M, Petersen SR.

Subst Use Misuse
. 2011 Mar 11
Abstract

Symbiotic goals and the prevention of blood-borne viruses among injection drug users.
Friedman SR, Sandoval M, Mateu-Gelabert P,  et al

Subst Use Misuse
. 2011;46(2-3):307-15.
Abstract

 

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
Scientific and programmatic implications of safer injection facilities for persons who inject drugs illicitly
S. Semaan,, H. Stolp, P. Fleming, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Education
               

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Peer-Education Intervention to Reduce Injection Risk Behaviors Benefits High-Risk Young Injection Drug Users: A Latent Transition Analysis of the CIDUS 3/DUIT Study.
Mackesy-Amiti ME, Finnegan L,  et al A
IDS Behav
. 2012 Nov 11
Abstract

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
               

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Cost-effectiveness of postexposure prophylaxis after sexual or injection-drug exposure to
human immunodeficiency virus.
Pinkerton SD, Martin JN, Roland ME, et al.
Arch Intern Med. 2004 Jan 12; 164(1): 46-54.
Abstract

Syringe/Needle Programs
               

General/Miscellaneous Reports

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Randomized, Community-Based Pharmacy Intervention to Expand Services Beyond Sale of Sterile Syringes to Injection Drug Users in Pharmacies in New York City.
Crawford ND, Amesty S, Rivera AV,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2013 Jul 18
Abstract

Perceived Serosorting of Injection Paraphernalia Sharing Networks among Injection Drug users
in Baltimore, MD.
Yang C, Tobin K, Latkin C.

AIDS Behav
. 2010 May 20
Abstract

Syringe Disinfection

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Does bleach disinfection of syringes protect against hepatitis C infection among young
adult injection drug users?

Kapadia F, Vlahov D, Des Jarlais DC, et al.

Epidemiology 2002 Nov;13(6):738-41
Abstract
 

Syringe/Needle Provision/Exchange

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

The Significance of Harm Reduction as a Social and Health Care Intervention for Injecting Drug Users: An Exploratory Study of a Needle Exchange Program in Fresno, California.
Clarke K, Harris D, Zweifler JA,  et al
Soc Work Public Health. 2016 Aug-Sep;31(5):398-407
Abstract

The Significance of Harm Reduction as a Social and Health Care Intervention for Injecting Drug Users: An Exploratory Study of a Needle Exchange Program in Fresno, California.
Clarke K, Harris D, Zweifler JA, et al
Soc Work Public Health
. 2016 May 11:1-10.
Abstract

Trend Analyses of Users of a Syringe Exchange Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1999-2014.
Maurer LA, Bass SB, Ye D, et al  

AIDS Behav
. 2016 Apr 11.
Abstract

Assessing Syringe Exchange Program Access among Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in the District of Columbia.
Allen ST, Ruiz MS, Jones J.

J Urban Health
. 2016 Jan 19.
Abstract

Pharmacy-randomized intervention delivering HIV prevention services during the syringe sale to people who inject drugs in New York City.
Lewis CF, Rivera AV, Crawford ND,  et al

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2015 Jun 10
.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The evidence does not speak for itself: The role of research evidence in shaping policy change for the implementation of publicly funded syringe exchange programs in three US cities.
Allen ST, Ruiz MS, O'Rourke A.
Int J Drug Polic
y
. 2015 Jul;26(7):688-695.

Paper

Consequences of a restrictive syringe exchange policy on utilisation patterns of a syringe exchange program in Baltimore, Maryland: Implications for HIV risk.
Sherman SG, Patel SA, Ramachandran DV,  et al
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2015 Apr 28
Abstract

Evidence-Based Policy Versus Morality Policy: The Case of Syringe Access Programs.
de Saxe Zerden L, O'Quinn E, Davis C.

J Evid Inf Soc Work
. 2015 Mar 6:1-13.

Abstract

Hepatitis C Prevention and Needle Exchange Programs in Rhode Island: ENCORE.
Joseph R, Kofman A, Larney S, Fitzgerald P.

R I Med J (2013)
. 2014 Jul 1;96(7):31-4.
Abstract

Community Impact of Pharmacy-Randomized Intervention to Improve Access to Syringes and Services for Injection Drug Users.
Crawford ND, Amesty S, Rivera AV  et al

Health Educ Behav
. 2014 Apr 10.
Abstract

Integrating health and prevention services in syringe access programs: a strategy to address unmet needs in a high-risk population.
Burr CK, Storm DS, Hoyt MJ,  et al

Public Health Rep
. 2014 Jan;129 Suppl 1:26-32
Abstract

Beyond NIMBYism: Understanding community antipathy toward needle distribution services.
Davidson PJ, Howe M.
Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Nov 7.
Abstract

Contraception and Clean Needles: Feasibility of Combining Mobile Reproductive Health and Needle Exchange Services for Female Exotic Dancers.
Moore E, Han J, Serio-Chapman C, et al
Am J Public Health. 2012 Aug 16.
Abstract

Prospective effects of traumatic event re-exposure and PTSD in syringe exchange participants.
Peirce JM, Brooner RK, Kolodner K,

Addiction
.
2012 Jul 6.
Abstract

Spatial Access to Sterile Syringes and the Odds of Injecting with an Unsterile Syringe among Injectors:
 A Longitudinal Multilevel Study.

Cooper H, Des Jarlais D, Ross Z,  et al
J Urban Health. 2012 May 15.
Abstract

Demographic, Risk, and Spatial Factors Associated With Over-the-Counter Syringe Purchase Among Injection Drug Users.
Stopka TJ, Lutnick A, Wenger LD, et al
Am J Epidemiol. 2012 May 4
Abstract

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Staff Experiences with Non-prescription (NP)
Sale of Syringes and Attitudes Toward Providing HIV Prevention Services
for Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Providence, RI.
Zaller N, Jeronimo A, Bratberg J,  et al
J Urban Health
. 2010 Nov 30.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Syringe Exchange Programs --- United States, 2008.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2010 Nov 19;59(45):1488-1491.
Paper

Adverse event associated with a change in nonprescription syringe sale policy.
Zaller ND, Yokell MA, Jeronimo A,
et al
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003)
. 2010 Sep-Oct;50(5):619-22
Abstract
 

Evaluation of nonprescription syringe sales in San Francisco.
Rose VJ, Raymond HF.

J Am Pharm Assoc
(2003)
. 2010 Sep-Oct;50(5):595-9.
Abstract

Pharmacy Participation in Non-Prescription Syringe Sales in Los Angeles and
San FranciscoCounties, 2007.
Cooper EN, Dodson C, Stopka TJ,
et al
J Urban Health
. 2010 Jun 12
Abstract

A community-based approach to linking injection drug users with needed services through
pharmacies: an evaluation of a pilot intervention in New York City.
Rudolph AE, Standish K, Amesty S, et al

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2010 Jun;22(3):238-5
Abstract

Three Years after Legalization of Nonprescription Pharmacy Syringe Sales in California:
Where Are We Now?
Garfein RS, Stopka TJ, Pavlinac PB,  et al
 
J Urban Health
. 2010 Jun 10.
Abstract

Access to Sterile Syringes through San Francisco Pharmacies and the Association
with HIV Risk Behavior among Injection Drug Users.
Riley ED, Kral AH, Stopka TJ, et al

J Urban Health
. 2010 Jun 5.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Lessons learned from a peri-urban needle exchange.
Knittel AK, Wren PA, Gore L.

Harm Reduct J
. 2010 Apr 29;7(1):8
Paper

 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
First federal support for community-based syringe exchange programs: a panel presentation by SAMHSA grantees
B. Silverman, D. Thompson, B. Baxter, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Peer-Delivered Syringe Exchange: User-to-User community-based HIV prevention in New York City
E Winkelstein
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Break the Cycle in America: Preventing HIV transmission and acquisition by reducing initiation into injection drug use
S Wood
(139 APHA)
Abstract

Syringe sources utilized by IDUs in California pre- and post- implementation of a
pharmacy-based syringe sales initiative
TJ Stopka, A Nonoyama, JF Shelton, et al 
(136 APHA)
Abstract


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