TY - JOUR
T1 - Syringe vending machines for injection drug users
T2 - An experiment in Marseille, France
AU - Obadia, Yolande
AU - Feroni, Isabelle
AU - Perrin, Vincent
AU - Vlahov, David
AU - Moatti, Jean Paul
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999/12
Y1 - 1999/12
N2 - Objectives. This study evaluated the usefulness of vending machines in providing injection drug users with access to sterile syringes in Marseille, France. Methods. Self-administered questionnaires were offered to 485 injection drug users obtaining syringes from 32 pharmacies, 4 needle exchange programs, and 3 vending machines. Results. Of the 343 respondents (response rate = 70.7%), 21.3% used the vending machines as their primary source of syringes. Primary users of vending machines were more likely than primary users of other sources to be younger than 30 years, to report no history of drug maintenance treatment, and to report no sharing of needles or injection paraphernalia. Conclusions. Vending machines may be an appropriate strategy for providing access to syringes for younger injection drug users, who have typically avoided needle exchange programs and pharmacies.
AB - Objectives. This study evaluated the usefulness of vending machines in providing injection drug users with access to sterile syringes in Marseille, France. Methods. Self-administered questionnaires were offered to 485 injection drug users obtaining syringes from 32 pharmacies, 4 needle exchange programs, and 3 vending machines. Results. Of the 343 respondents (response rate = 70.7%), 21.3% used the vending machines as their primary source of syringes. Primary users of vending machines were more likely than primary users of other sources to be younger than 30 years, to report no history of drug maintenance treatment, and to report no sharing of needles or injection paraphernalia. Conclusions. Vending machines may be an appropriate strategy for providing access to syringes for younger injection drug users, who have typically avoided needle exchange programs and pharmacies.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.89.12.1852
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.89.12.1852
M3 - Article
C2 - 10589315
AN - SCOPUS:0032754782
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 89
SP - 1852
EP - 1854
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 12
ER -