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Guide to starting and managing needle and syringe programmes. “This manual was prepared by AIDS Projects Management Group (APMG)”--Acknowledgments. 1.Needle-exchange programs. 2.Needle sharing - adverse effects. 3.HIV infections - prevention and control. 4.
Needle and Syringe Exchange Programs (NEPs) provide people who inject drugs with the equipment they need to avoid acquiring and/or transmitting blood-borne infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C. NEPs are known to have high needle return rates (>90%).
Needle exchanges are established in order to: (1) increase the availability of sterile injection equipment and (2) at the same time, remove contaminated needles from circulation among the program participants.
Needle Syringe Exchange Program primarily involves providing new needles/syringes to IDUs and collecting old, used needles/syringes. Other clean injecting equipment and condoms are also provided along with information on safer injecting and safer sex practices. Thus, NSEP is implemented primarily to help reduce the transmission of HIV
The history, science, and politics surrounding the implementation and evaluation of NEPs in both developed and developing countries are discussed, and alternative mechanisms to increase coverage of sterile syringes among IDUs are suggested.
In light of this epidemic, many public health entities, including the CDC and some state and local health departments, have called for an expansion in syringe exchange programs (SEPs), which provide access to sterile syringes and facilitate safe disposal of used needles for injection drug users.
26 Μαρ 2014 · This guideline covers needle and syringe programmes for people (including those under 16) who inject drugs. The main aim is to reduce the transmission of viruses and other infections caused by sharing injecting equipment, such as HIV, hepatitis B and C.
