Brown: Suspending Syringe Services Programs Will Result in an Increase of HIV Infections, Study Finds
March 01, 2022
March 01, 2022
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 1 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
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Using a simulation modeling approach, Brown researchers estimate that closing syringe services programs, even for one year, will cause cases of HIV to rise.
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Syringe services programs -- sites where people who use drugs can access sterile syringes and dispose of injection equipment -- often face political backlash. But a new study shows . . .
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Using a simulation modeling approach, Brown researchers estimate that closing syringe services programs, even for one year, will cause cases of HIV to rise.
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Syringe services programs -- sites where people who use drugs can access sterile syringes and dispose of injection equipment -- often face political backlash. But a new study shows . . .