Needle exchange programs and drug infection behavior.
This study examines how drug injection and needle sharing propensities respond when a needle exchange program (NEP) is introduced into a city. I analyze 1989-1995 Drug Use Forecasting data on adult male arrestees from 24 large U.S. cities, in nine of which NEPs opened during the sample period. After controlling for cocaine and heroin prices, AIDS prevalence, fixed effects for cities and years and city-specific time trends, the model indicates that the presence of a NEP is associated with declines of 13 percent in drug injection and 20 percent in needle sharing among drug injectors.
University of South Florida and National Bureau of Econimic Research, USA.
Jeff
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DeSimone
D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013594:Syringes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population