Barriers to using new needles encountered by rural Appalachian people who inject drugs: implications for needle exchange

• Váldodahkkit: Stephen M. Davis (Dahkki), Alfgeir L. Kristjansson (Dahkki), Danielle Davidov (Dahkki), Keith Zullig (Dahkki), Adam Baus (Dahkki), Melanie Fisher (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Abstract Background Using a new needle for every injection can reduce the spread of infectious disease among people who inject drugs (PWID). No previous study has examined new needle use barriers among PWIDs residing in the rural Appalachian part of the United States, an area currently in the midst...