Saturday, January 20, 2007

Drug treatment seekers more likely to use needle exchange / EurekAlert!, 18 January 2007
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/jhub-dts011807.php
"A new study examined the connection between Baltimore City's needle exchange programme and drug treatment programmes. Individuals who enter treatment programmes for drug addiction were more likely to be HIV-positive females who use the Baltimore City needle exchange programmes. The study highlights the need for treatment facilities to address co-occurring problems, such as HIV and mental illness."

Beyond Needle Sharing: Meta-Analyses of Social Context Risk Behaviors of Injection Drug Users Attending Needle Exchange Programs
Substance Use & Misuse, Volume 41, Numbers 10-12, -12/2006, pp. 1379-1394(16)http://digbig.com/4qtpm
Ksobiech, Kate