Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Distributing foil from needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) to promote transitions from heroin injecting to chasing: An evaluation | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Research Distributing foil from needle and syringe programmes NSPs to promote transitions from heroin injecting to chasing An evaluation Rachael Pizzey1 and Neil Hunt 2 Open Access Address Turning Point 3rd floor Maltravers House Petters Way Yeovil Somerset BA20 1SH UK and 2KCA UK The Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine c o 55 Mackenders Lane Eccles Kent ME20 7JA UK Email Rachael Neil Hunt Corresponding author Published 21 July 2008 Received 12 December 2007 Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5 24 doi 1477-7517-5-24 Accepted 21 July 2008 This article is available from http content 5 1 24 2008 Pizzey and Hunt licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The report presents evaluation results from an intervention using specially produced foil packs to promote a transition from heroin injecting to inhalation chasing with injecting drug users IDUs attending four needle and syringe programmes NSPs in south west England. Methods Service activity uptake measures brief structured interviews. Results Out of 320 attenders 54 took the foil packs when they became available. Over the period of the evaluation NSP transactions increased by from 1 672 to 2 216. Additionally 32 new clients non-injecting heroin users started attending the service to obtain the foil packs. This group would not otherwise have been in contact with the treatment service. More detailed data from one site are reported for 48 recent injectors who took foil .
