Syringe Disposal Options for Injection Drug Users: A Community-Based Perspective

This study was a qualitative exploration of syringe disposal interventions for injection drug users (IDUs). Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 26 community members who injected drugs and 32 noninjecting community members in Atlanta, Georgia. Both groups supported syringe exchange p...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 1999-01, Vol.34 (13), p.1917-1934
Main Authors: Springer, Kristen W., Sterk, Claire E., Jones, T. Stephen, Friedman, Lori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adult
AIDS
Atlanta, Georgia
Biological and medical sciences
Community based research
Drug Abuse
Drug Injection
Female
General populations
Georgia
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV
Humans
Injection drug user
Intervention
Intravenous drug addicts
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Needle disposal
Needle Sharing
Needle-Exchange Programs
Needlestick Injuries - prevention & control
Needlestick injury
Paraphernalia laws
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Qualitative
Risk Factors
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - rehabilitation
Syringe
Syringe disposal
USA
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Summary:This study was a qualitative exploration of syringe disposal interventions for injection drug users (IDUs). Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 26 community members who injected drugs and 32 noninjecting community members in Atlanta, Georgia. Both groups supported syringe exchange programs as syringe disposal interventions, while noninjecting community members favored a one-way drop box. IDUs identified fear of arrest for possession of syringes as the most salient barrier to safe syringe disposal, revealing the negative consequences of drug paraphernalia laws.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826089909039432