Analysis of time of drug use according to needle and syringe program operating hours in Melbourne, Australia: effects on individual-level needle and syringe coverage

According to the 2017 Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) – a national system of surveillance of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Australian capital cities – heroin remains the most prominent drug of choice amongst sampled PWID in Australia, with 46% nominating heroin and 32% methamphetamine. Overall, nearly half of the sampled PWID report injecting d aily (Karlsson and Burns, 2018). Ninety-four percent of Australian PWID also reports acquiring sterile needles and syringes via fixed-site needle and syringe programs (NSPs) (Karlsson and Burns, 2018).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research