[Oireachtas] National drugs strategy [Safe injecting] [49759/12]. (13 Nov 2012)
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630. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the systems in place to provide supervised injection sites to ensure the adequate disposal of needles used to inject heroin in view of the fact that such a service would provide an access point to clean needles, reduce the overall harm to the user and treatment professionals and encourage users to undertake treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49759/12]
G Health and disease > Aetiology > Disease transmission factor > Needle sharing (injecting)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health related prevention > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health related prevention > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control > Needle syringe distribution and exchange
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Programme planning, implementation, and evaluation > Programme planning (strategy)
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Harm reduction policy
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