Racial differences in acquisition of syringes from pharmacies under conditions of legal but restricted sales.
Racial differences in acquisition of syringes from pharmacies under conditions of legal but restricted sales.
复制标题
在合法但限制销售的条件下从药店购买注射器的种族差异。
DOI：
10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.12.006
复制
发表时间：
2010
期刊：
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
Coomes,CurtisC
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Costenbader,ElizabethC;Zule,WilliamA;Coomes,CurtisC
BACKGROUNDInjecting drug users (IDUs) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and other bloodborne pathogens through the multi-person use of syringes. Although research has shown that increased access to syringes through syringe exchange programs (SEPs) is an effective strategy to reduce risky injection practices many areas of the United States still do not have SEPs. In the absence of SEPs, legislation allowing pharmacies over-the-counter sales of syringes has also been shown to reduce syringe sharing. The success of pharmacy sales however is limited by other legal stipulations, such as drug paraphernalia laws, which in turn may contribute to fear among IDUs about being caught purchasing and carrying syringes.METHODSBetween 2003 and 2006, 851 out-of-treatment IDUs were recruited using street outreach in the Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) area. Data were collected using audio-computer assisted interview (ACASI) technology. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess factors associated with purchasing syringes from pharmacies.RESULTSIn our study sample, African-American IDUs were one-fifth as likely as white IDUs to report pharmacies as their primary source of syringes.CONCLUSIONSGiven the absence of syringe exchange programs and the relatively high prevalence of HCV and HIV among IDUs in the Raleigh-Durham area, the limited use of pharmacies as a source of syringes among African-American IDUs in this study sample is problematic. The study findings support the need for effective multilevel interventions to increase access to clean needles in this population, as well as for policy interventions, such as legalization of SEPs and elimination of penalties for carrying syringes, to reduce harm and eliminate the health threats posed by receptive syringe sharing.
登录
查看更多内容
脑萎缩正电子发射断层扫描数据的校正。
DOI：
10.1038/jcbfm.1986.14
发表时间：
1986
期刊：
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
影响因子：
--
作者：
Herscovitch,P;Auchus,AP;Gado,M;Chi,D;Raichle,ME
通讯作者：
Raichle,ME
痴呆症的动眼反应时间反映了脑功能障碍的程度。
影响因子：
56.9
作者：
F. Pirozzolo;E. Hansch
通讯作者：
E. Hansch
阿尔茨海默病的临床病史、脑代谢和神经心理功能
影响因子：
11.2
作者：
N. Cutler;J. Haxby;R. Duara;C. Grady;A. Kay;R. Kessler;M. Sundaram;S. Rapoport
通讯作者：
S. Rapoport
影响因子：
9.9
作者：
DUARA, R;GRADY, C;RAPOPORT, SI
通讯作者：
RAPOPORT, SI
使用氟-FDG 和 PET 观察正常和病理状态下的小脑葡萄糖消耗。
DOI：
--
发表时间：
1987
期刊：
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
影响因子：
--
作者：
Kushner,M;Tobin,M;Alavi,A;Chawluk,J;Rosen,M;Fazekas,F;Alavi,J;Reivich,M
通讯作者：
Reivich,M