Feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Tajikistan distributing low dead space needles

Feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Tajikistan distributing low dead space needles

Abstract Background In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended that needle and syringe programs offer their clients low dead space insulin syringes with permanently attached needles. However, in many countries, these syringes are not acceptable to a majority of people who inject drugs. This...

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Main Authors: William A. Zule, Alisher Latypov, David Otiashvili, Steffani Bangel, Georgiy V. Bobashev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
People who inject drugs
Central Asia
Heroin
Implementation science
Syringe exchange
Needle exchange
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0249-3

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