 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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.726.708
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| Concept/Terms |
Needle-Exchange Programs- Needle-Exchange Programs
- Needle Exchange Programs
- Needle-Exchange Program
- Program, Needle-Exchange
- Programs, Needle-Exchange
- Syringe-Exchange Programs
- Program, Syringe-Exchange
- Programs, Syringe-Exchange
- Syringe Exchange Programs
- Syringe-Exchange Program
Supervised Injecting Centers- Supervised Injecting Centers
- Center, Supervised Injecting
- Centers, Supervised Injecting
- Injecting Center, Supervised
- Injecting Centers, Supervised
- Supervised Injecting Center
- Supervised Injecting Facilities
- Facilities, Supervised Injecting
- Facility, Supervised Injecting
- Injecting Facilities, Supervised
- Injecting Facility, Supervised
- Supervised Injecting Facility
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needle-Exchange Programs" by people in Profiles.
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Page R, Kevin RC, Kowalski M, Nielsen S, Ritter A, Jauncey M, Bartlett M, Moses M, Street K, Francis C, Cullinan U, Measham F, Puljevic C, Barratt MJ. Feasibility, acceptability, and impacts of a drug checking service within a supervised consumption site in Sydney, Australia. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 Nov; 157(Pt A):105481.
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Fetters KB, Padmanabhan P, Yamkovoy K, Guan X, Scott SE, Kerr L, Joseph K, Day GL, Plesons M, Bartholomew TS, Tookes HE, Al-Tayyib A, Barocas JA. Projected Outcomes of Reducing Federal Funding for Syringe Service Programs via Executive Order. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 06 01; 9(6):e2619402.
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Padmanabhan P, Tin Y, Nall SK, Al-Tayyib A, Yoder T, Yamkovoy K, Fotso K, Christine PJ, Jurecka C, Raville L, Kline DM, Barocas JA. Health, Costs, and Injection-Related Infections at a Hypothetical Overdose Prevention Center. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 01 02; 9(1):e2555965.
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Pridgen BE, Bontemps AP, Lloyd AR, Wagner WP, Kay ES, Eaton EF, Cropsey KL. U.S. substance use harm reduction efforts: a review of the current state of policy, policy barriers, and recommendations. Harm Reduct J. 2025 06 08; 22(1):101.
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Page R, Jauncey M, Brett J, Wood W, Roxburgh A. The role of on-site drug analysis within supervised injecting facilities: A case presentation of an adverse event highlighting need. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024 09; 43(6):1592-1596.
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Marks LR, Durkin MJ, Ayres K, Ellis M. Drug preparation, injection-related infections, and harm reduction practices among a national sample of individuals entering treatment for opioid use disorder. Harm Reduct J. 2024 01 19; 21(1):16.
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Franco CY, Lee-Winn AE, Brandspigel S, Alishahi ML, Brooks-Russell A. "We're actually more of a likely ally than an unlikely ally": relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement. Harm Reduct J. 2021 08 04; 18(1):81.
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Brooks-Russell A, Brandspigel S, Franco CY, Alishahi ML, Lee-Winn AE. Perceptions of Syringe Service Programs and Supervised Use Sites Among a Sample of Registered Voters in a US State. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 27(4):361-368.
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Nassau T, Al-Tayyib A, Robinson WT, Shinefeld J, Brady KA. The Impact of Syringe Services Program Policy on Risk Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in 3 US Cities, 2005-2015. Public Health Rep. 2020 Jul/Aug; 135(1_suppl):138S-148S.
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Altice FL, Azbel L, Stone J, Brooks-Pollock E, Smyrnov P, Dvoriak S, Taxman FS, El-Bassel N, Martin NK, Booth R, Stöver H, Dolan K, Vickerman P. The perfect storm: incarceration and the high-risk environment perpetuating transmission of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Lancet. 2016 Sep 17; 388(10050):1228-48.
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