PMID: 9663623Jul 15, 1998Paper

A sterile syringe for every drug user injection: how many injections take place annually, and how might pharmacists contribute to syringe distribution?

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association
P LurieJ Foley

Abstract

Our objectives were to estimate the annual number of injections by injection drug users (IDUs) in the United States of America, and to describe the potential role of pharmacists in providing IDUs with a sterile syringe for every injection. We estimated the number of annual injections by IDUs for the United States, selected U.S. states, and selected U.S. cities according to the following formula: number of injections per year = (number of IDUs) x (average number of injections per IDU per day) x 365. Data were obtained from published articles, personal communications with local experts, and selected national databases. We also reviewed published and unpublished studies of pharmacy kits, pharmacist attitudes, and pharmacist practices in the United States and abroad. Between 920 million and 1.7 billion injections by IDUs take place each year in the United States. We estimated 12 million injections per year in San Francisco and >80 million in New York City. A similar number of syringes would be needed to satisfy the goal of a sterile syringe for every injection. Pharmacy-based strategies, including the sale of kits for injection drug use, have provided sterile syringes to IDUs in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Modification of l...Continue Reading

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