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[The place of syringe exchange programs in reducing harm in Canadian prisoners.]

Does new guidance on needle exchange go far enough?

Moving beyond the impasse. Catholics should support use of federal funding for needle exchange programs.

[Acceptability of harm reduction interventions: contributions of members of the population to the debate about public health ethics].

Needle exchange and sexual risk behaviors among a cohort of injection drug users in Chicago, Illinois.

NICE endorses use of needle exchange scheme to minimise infection risk.

A cross-sectional assessment of utilization of addiction treatment among injection drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Staff perceptions of syringe dispensing machines in Australia: a pilot study.

Access to sterile injecting equipment is more important than awareness of HCV status for injection risk behaviors among drug users.

Expanding access to sterile syringes through pharmacies: assessment of New York's Expanded Syringe Access Program.

Editorial comment: we're doing something right!

Prevalence of infections, HIV risk behaviors and factors associated with HIV infection among male injecting drug users attending a needle/syringe exchange program in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The effectiveness and safety of syringe vending machines as a component of needle syringe programmes in community settings.

Evaluating Vancouver's supervised injection facility: data and dollars, symbols and ethics.

The cost-effectiveness of Vancouver's supervised injection facility.

Process and predictors of drug treatment referral and referral uptake at the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre.

Behavioral approaches overlooked in HIV prevention.

Blood-borne virus prevalence and risk among steroid injectors: results from the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey.

Associations between HIV-related injection behaviour and distance to and patterns of utilisation of syringe-supply programmes.

Drug use in prisons in Kyrgyzstan: a study about the effect of health promotion among prisoners.