Needle-Exchange Programs

"Needle-Exchange Programs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Organized services for exchange of sterile needles and syringes used for injections as a potential means of reducing the transmission of infectious diseases.

Descriptor ID

D018671

MeSH Number(s)

N02.421.143.827.708

N02.421.726.708

Concept/Terms

Needle-Exchange Programs

Supervised Injecting Centers

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Needle-Exchange Programs".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.143.827]
Needle-Exchange Programs [N02.421.143.827.708]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Needle-Exchange Programs [N02.421.726.708]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Needle-Exchange Programs" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Needle-Exchange Programs" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 21 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2017	2	2	4
2018	1	1	2
2021	3	2	5
2022	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Needle-Exchange Programs" by people in Profiles.

Comprehensive needle and syringe program and opioid agonist therapy reduce HIV and hepatitis c virus acquisition among people who inject drugs in different settings: A pooled analysis of emulated trials. Addiction. 2023 06; 118(6):1116-1126.

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The estimated costs and benefits of a hypothetical supervised consumption site in Providence, Rhode Island. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 10; 108:103820.

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Expanding Mail-Based Distribution of Drug-Related Harm Reduction Supplies Amid COVID-19 and Beyond. Am J Public Health. 2021 06; 111(6):1013-1017.

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Harm Reduction for Adolescents and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Community Care in Reach. Public Health Rep. 2021 05; 136(3):301-308.

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Integrating HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Community-Based Syringe Services for Women Who Inject Drugs: Results From the Project SHE Demonstration Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 03 01; 86(3):e61-e70.

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Between Emergency Department Visits: The Role of Harm Reduction Programs in Mitigating the Harms Associated With Injection Drug Use. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 05; 77(5):479-492.

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Lessons learned from the Amsterdam Cohort Studies among people who use drugs: a historical perspective. Harm Reduct J. 2021 01 06; 18(1):2.

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Opioid Use Fueling HIV Transmission in an Urban Setting: An Outbreak of HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs-Massachusetts, 2015-2018. Am J Public Health. 2020 01; 110(1):37-44.

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Lessons from Scott County - Progress or Paralysis on Harm Reduction? N Engl J Med. 2019 May 23; 380(21):1988-1990.

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Geographic Disparities in Access to Syringe Services Programs Among Young Persons With Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Massachusetts. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 07 02; 67(2):314.

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