Uptake into a bedside needle and syringe program for acute care inpatients who inject drugs.
Hannah L BrooksDaniel C O'BrienGinetta SalvalaggioKathryn DongElaine HyshkaPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2019)
In a recently implemented NSP for hospital inpatients, just over half of patients who reported injection drug use were offered syringes, and the rate of patient acceptance was low. Further research is necessary to describe best practice for inpatient NSPs and identify and remove any barriers that prevent some inpatients from either being offered or accepting syringes.