A needle in the haystack – the dire straits of needle exchange in Hungary

A needle in the haystack – the dire straits of needle exchange in Hungary

Abstract Background The two largest needle exchange programs (NEPs) in Hungary were forced to close down in the second half of 2014 due to extreme political attacks and related lack of government funding. The closures occurred against a background of rapid expansion in Hungary of injectable new psyc...

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Main Authors: V. Anna Gyarmathy, Róbert Csák, Katalin Bálint, Eszter Bene, András Ernő Varga, Mónika Varga, Nóra Csiszér, István Vingender, József Rácz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
People who inject drugs
Harm reduction
Needle exchange
Drug policy
Hungary
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2842-2

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