2006
The Nonimpact of the Expanded Syringe Access Program upon Heroin Use, Injection Behaviours, and Crime Indicators in New York City and State
Johnson B, Golub A, Deren S, Jarlais D, Fuller C, Vlahov D. The Nonimpact of the Expanded Syringe Access Program upon Heroin Use, Injection Behaviours, and Crime Indicators in New York City and State. Justice Research And Policy 2006, 8: 27-49. DOI: 10.3818/jrp.8.1.2006.27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyringe access programsHeroin useDrug usersAccess programInjection drug usersBlood-borne diseasesHealth care providersIllicit drug usersExpanded Syringe Access ProgramHepatitis C.Drug injectionDrug treatmentCare providersClean syringesSyringe accessSubstance abuseNew York StateLarger evaluationSyringesInjection behaviorNew York CityHIVYork CityDisease
2000
New York City pharmacists' attitudes toward sale of needles/syringes to injection drug users before implementation of law expanding syringe access
Coffin P, Linas B, Factor S, Vlahov D. New York City pharmacists' attitudes toward sale of needles/syringes to injection drug users before implementation of law expanding syringe access. Journal Of Urban Health 2000, 77: 781-793. PMID: 11194317, PMCID: PMC3456774, DOI: 10.1007/bf02344038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersSyringe salesDrug usersPharmacists' attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventionBlood-borne pathogen transmissionSyringe disposalViral hepatitis preventionHalf of pharmacistsNeedles/syringesSharps disposal containersHepatitis preventionSyringe exchangeSyringe accessDrug useNonprescription salesPharmacistsStaff pharmacistsVirus preventionTelephone surveyBaseline dataSyringesPreventionPrescriptionNew York City