More evidence or stronger political will: exploring the feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Ukrainian prisons

More evidence or stronger political will: exploring the feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Ukrainian prisons

Abstract Introduction In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended for prison authorities to introduce prison needle and syringe programs (PNSP) if they have any evidence that injecting drug use is taking place in prisons. This article presents descriptive evidence that injecting drug us...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Dmitrieva, Vladimir Stepanov, Kateryna Svyrydova, Ievgeniia-Galyna Lukash, Svetlana Doltu, Mikhail Golichenko, Valeriy Kalivoshko, Evgeniy Khanyukov, Zhannat Kosmukhamedova, Oleh Torkunov, Oleksii Zagrebelnyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Carceral collectivism
Injecting drug use
Post-Soviet prison
Soviet legacies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00459-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00459-z

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