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HERO ID
7150185
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Community Impact of Pharmacy-Randomized Intervention to Improve Access to Syringes and Services for Injection Drug Users
Author(s)
Crawford, ND; Amesty, S; Rivera, AV; Harripersaud, K; Turner, A; Fuller, CM; ,
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Health Education and Behavior
ISSN:
1090-1981
EISSN:
1552-6127
Language
English
PMID
24722219
DOI
10.1177/1090198114529131
Abstract
In an effort to reduce HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), New York State deregulated pharmacy syringe sales in 2001 through the Expanded Syringe Access Program by removing the requirement of a prescription. With evidence suggesting pharmacists' ability to expand their public health role, a structural, pharmacy-based intervention was implemented to determine whether expanding pharmacy practice to include provision of HIV risk reduction and social/medical services information during the syringe sale would (a) improve pharmacy staff attitudes toward IDUs (b) increase IDU syringe customers, and (c) increase prescription customer base in New York City neighborhoods with high burden of HIV and illegal drug activity.
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