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Is your syringe services program cost-saving to society? A methodological case study.

Don C Des JarlaisJonathan FeelemyerCourtney McKnightKelly KnudtsonSara N Glick
Published in: Harm reduction journal (2021)
Given the high costs of treating HIV infections, syringe services programs that are operating according to very good practices ("functioning very well") and in communities in which HIV transmission is being controlled among persons who inject drugs, will almost certainly be cost-saving to society.
Keyphrases
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • healthcare
  • hiv positive
  • primary care
  • hiv infected
  • hiv testing
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv aids
  • men who have sex with men
  • mental health
  • public health
  • south africa