Shifting the paradigm: physician-authorized, student-led efforts to provide harm reduction services amidst legislative opposition

• Main Authors: Timothy P. McMullen (Author), Mahan Naeim (Author), Carol Newark (Author), Haden Oliphant (Author), Jeffrey Suchard (Author), Faried Banimahd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For over 30 years, syringe services programs (SSPs) have served as an efficacious intervention for the prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C transmission among persons who use drugs. Despite a strong body of evidence for the effectiveness of SSPs as a preventative public health measu...