2001
Multiple Access to Sterile Syringes for Injection Drug Users: Vending Machines, Needle Exchange Programs and Legal Pharmacy Sales in Marseille, France
Moatti J, Vlahov D, Feroni I, Perrin V, Obadia Y. Multiple Access to Sterile Syringes for Injection Drug Users: Vending Machines, Needle Exchange Programs and Legal Pharmacy Sales in Marseille, France. European Addiction Research 2001, 7: 40-45. PMID: 11316925, DOI: 10.1159/000050713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersNeedle exchange programsSterile syringesNEP usersNew syringesPharmacy salesCharacteristics of IDUsDrug usersPrevention of HIVDrug use characteristicsHIV prevention programsSelf-administered questionnaireMethadone programsHeroin injectorsUseful adjunctPrevention programsInfectious diseasesProgram utilizationHIVSyringesPharmacyExchange programsQuestionnaireBuprenorphineDisease
2000
Prevention of HIV Infection in Street-Recruited Injection Drug Users
Monterroso E, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Jarlais D, Ouellet L, Altice F, Byers R, Kerndt P, Watters J, Bowser B, Fernando M, Holmberg S. Prevention of HIV Infection in Street-Recruited Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 25: 63-70. PMID: 11064506, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200009010-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug usersHIV infectionInitial serum specimensLarge multicity studyHIV prevention strategiesHIV infection riskHIV prevention programsSyringe exchange programsDrug treatment programsUse of needlesNew AIDSHIV acquisitionHIV serostatusHIV casesPrevention strategiesSerum specimensSex partnersInfection ratePrevention programsTreatment programInfection riskStandard questionnaireHIVMultivariate modelPrevention of HIV Infection in Street-Recruited Injection Drug Users
Monterroso E, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Jarlais D, Ouellet L, Altice F, Byers R, Kerndt P, Watters J, Bowser B, Fernando D, Holmberg S. Prevention of HIV Infection in Street-Recruited Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 25: 63-70. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200009010-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug usersHIV infectionInitial serum specimensLarge multicity studyHIV prevention strategiesHIV infection riskHIV prevention programsSyringe exchange programsDrug treatment programsUse of needlesNew AIDSHIV acquisitionHIV serostatusHIV casesPrevention strategiesSerum specimensSex partnersInfection ratePrevention programsTreatment programInfection riskStandard questionnaireHIVMultivariate model
1998
Pharmacists' Attitudes About Pharmacy Sale of Needles/Syringes and Needle Exchange Programs in a City Without Needle/Syringe Prescription Laws
Gleghorn A, Gee G, Vlahov D. Pharmacists' Attitudes About Pharmacy Sale of Needles/Syringes and Needle Exchange Programs in a City Without Needle/Syringe Prescription Laws. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s89-s93. PMID: 9663630, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsMost pharmacistsNeedle exchangeInjection drug useNeedles/syringesPharmacy salesInjection drug usersHIV prevention programsDiabetic identificationHIV preventionMedian numberDrug usersDrug users' accessDrug useDrug paraphernaliaPrevention programsPharmacist practicePharmacistsPharmacists' attitudesSyringe salesExchange programsTelephone surveyPrescriptionPrescription lawsMonths