357
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Patterns of Peer Distribution of Injecting Equipment at an Authorized Distribution Site in Sydney, Australia

, , ORCID Icon, &

References

  • Anderson, R., Clancy, L., Flynn, N., Kral, A., & Bluthenthal, R. (2003). Delivering syringe exchange services through ‘satellite exchangers’: The sacramento area needle exchange USA. The International Journal of Drug Policy, 14(5–6), 461–463. doi:10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00146-4
  • Bryant, J., Brener, L., & Wilson, H. (2015). Final report of the evaluation of the NSW extended distribution pilot project. CSRH.
  • Bryant, J., & Hopwood, M. (2009). Secondary exchange of sterile injecting equipment in a high distribution environment: A mixed method analysis in South East Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 20(4), 324–328. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.06.006
  • Bryant, J., Paquette, D. & Wilson, H. (2012). Syringe coverage in an Australian setting: Does a high level of syringe coverage moderate syringe sharing behaviour? AIDS and Behavior, 16(5), 1156–1163.
  • Cama, E., Brener, L., & Bryant, J. (2014). Characteristics and attendance patterns of a fixed-site NSP and nearby SVM: The benefits of 24-hour access to sterile injecting equipment. Drugs, Education, Prevention, Policy, 21, 476–481. doi:10.3109/09687637.2014.956051.
  • Fisher, D., Wilson, H., & Bryant, J. (2013). Harm reduction knowledge and information exchange among secondary distributors in Sydney Australia. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 20(1), 67–73.
  • Irwin, K., Karchevsky, E., Heimer, R., & Badrieva, L. (2006). Secondary syringe exchange as a model for HIV prevention programs in the Russian Federation. Substance Use and Misuse, 41, 979–999. doi:10.1080/10826080600667219
  • Iverson, J., Topp, L., Wand, H., & Maher, L. (2012). Individual-level syringe coverage among needle and syringe program attendees in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 122, 3(1), 195–200 doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.09.030
  • Kimber, J., Hickman, M., Degenhardt, L., Coulson, T., & Van Beek, I. (2008). Estimating the size and dynamics of an injecting drug user population and implications for health service coverage: Comparison of indirect prevalence estimation methods. Addiction, 103, 1604–1613. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02276.x
  • Lancaster, K., Seear, K., & Treloar, C. (2015). Laws prohibiting peer distribution of injecting equipment in Australia: A critical analysis of their effects. International Journal of Drug Policy, 26(912), 1198–1206. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.014
  • Memedovic, S., Iversen, J., Geddes, L., & Maher, L. (2017). Australian needle syringe program survey national data Report 2012–2016: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees. Sydney: Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney.
  • Newland, J., Newman, C., & Treloar, C. (2016). “We get by with a little help from our friends”: Small-scale informal and large-scale peer distribution networks of sterile injecting equipment in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 34, 65–71. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.005
  • Paquette, D., Bryant, J., & De Wit, J. (2011). Use of respondent-driven sampling to enhance understanding of injecting networks: A study of people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 267–273. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.03.007
  • Sears, C., Guydish, J., Weltzin, E., & Lum, P. (2001). Investigation of a secondary syringe exchange program for homeless young adult injection drug users in San Francisco, California, USA. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 27(2), 193–201. doi:10.1097/00042560-200106010-00015
  • Tyndall, M., Bruneau, J., Brogly, S., Spittal, P., O'Shaughnessy, M., & Schechter, M. (2002). Satellite needle distribution among injection drug users: Policy and practice in two canadian cities. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 31(1), 98–105. doi:10.1097/00126334-200209010-00013

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.