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Keane, Marcus and Hogarthy, Sereena (2016) Focused interventions for injecting drug users. World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery, 24, (5), pp. 66-67.

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The authors discuss the need for supervised injecting facilities as a safer alternative to addicts injecting in public.
The article particularly focuses on - what supervised injecting facilities are and how injecting facilities operate.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Article
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Opioid
Intervention Type
Drug therapy, Treatment method, Psychosocial treatment method, Rehabilitation/Recovery, Screening / Assessment
Date
2016
Page Range
pp. 66-67
Publisher
Irish Nurses & Midwifery Association
Volume
24
Number
5
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Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
Subjects
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control > Needle syringe distribution and exchange
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland

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