Effect of Legal Status of Pharmacy Syringe Sales on Syringe Purchases by Persons Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco and San Diego, CA

Sharing blood-contaminated syringes is the main risk factor for acquiring and transmitting blood-borne infections among persons who inject drugs (PWID). To reduce this risk, in 2005, California enacted legislation allowing local health jurisdictions to legalize non-prescription syringe sales after a...

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Published in:Int J Drug Policy
Main Authors: Siddiqui, Saira S., Armenta, Richard, Evans, Jennifer L., Yu, Michelle, Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine, Page, Kimberly, Davidson, Peter, Garfein, Richard S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581911/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26252980
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.06.002
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