Factors Associated with Sterile Syringe Acquisition among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia.
Sean T AllenAlyona MazhnayaAllison O'RourkeRebecca Hamilton WhitePatrick WedlockSuzanne M GriebMichael E KilkennyMelissa L WallsSusan G ShermanPublished in: Substance use & misuse (2021)
PWID accessing sterile syringes at an SSP was associated with several sociodemographic, structural, and substance use factors. Ensuring rural SSP operations are tailored to local PWID population-level needs is paramount to the prevention of infectious disease outbreaks and overdose fatalities.