2000
New York State pharmacists' attitudes toward needle and syringe sales to injection drug users before implementation of syringe deregulation
Linas B, Coffin P, Backes G, Vlahov D. New York State pharmacists' attitudes toward needle and syringe sales to injection drug users before implementation of syringe deregulation. Journal Of Urban Health 2000, 77: 768-780. PMID: 11194316, PMCID: PMC3456767, DOI: 10.1007/bf02344037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusSyringe salesDrug usersImportant preventive health measurePreventive health measuresSelf-administered questionnaireImmunodeficiency virusHealth measuresSexual partnersPharmacists' attitudesNew York StatePharmacistsPreliminary dataState surveysSyringesNew York CitySimilar levelsAvailability programsLikely practiceNeedleHepatitisBaseline informationYork CityNew 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
1995
Deregulation of the Sale and Possession of Syringes for HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users
Vlahov D. Deregulation of the Sale and Possession of Syringes for HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 10: 71-72. PMID: 7648287, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199509000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcquisition and Use of Needles and Syringes by Injecting Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland
Gleghorn A, Jones T, Doherty M, Celentano D, Vlahov D. Acquisition and Use of Needles and Syringes by Injecting Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 10: 97-103. PMID: 7648292, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199509000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersNeedle exchange programsHIV transmissionDrug usersShooting galleriesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionActive injection drug usersMost injection drug usersImmunodeficiency virus infectionInjecting Drug UsersUse of needlesTwo-tenths percentPharmacist discretionDrug injectionFriends/relativesVirus infectionUsual sourcePharmacy purchasesStructured interview surveyFriends/neighborsInterview SurveyLongitudinal studyOne-thirdExchange programsDrugs