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

Kristen W. Springer Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA

Claire E. Sterk Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA

T. Stephen Jones Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-Intervention Research and Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS E-35, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, USA

Lori Friedman Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA

Abstract

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.

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