More evidence or stronger political will: exploring the feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Ukrainian prisons

• Main Authors: Alexandra Dmitrieva (Author), Vladimir Stepanov (Author), Kateryna Svyrydova (Author), Ievgeniia-Galyna Lukash (Author), Svetlana Doltu (Author), Mikhail Golichenko (Author), Valeriy Kalivoshko (Author), Evgeniy Khanyukov (Author), Zhannat Kosmukhamedova (Author), Oleh Torkunov (Author), Oleksii Zagrebelnyi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended for prison authorities to introduce prison needle and syringe programs (PNSP) if they have any evidence that injecting drug use is taking place in prisons. This article presents descriptive evidence that injecting drug us...