Taking action to reduce injecting drug‐related harms in prisons: The evidence of effectiveness of prison needle exchange in six countries

摘要: This article examines the issue of prison needle‐exchange programmes (PNEP) based upon international experience and evidence in six countries. A review existing literature was undertaken together with original research comprising site visits to four countries operating such initiatives October 2002. During course research, needle exchange were initiated two other countries, Kyrgyzstan Belarus. Site not possible respect these data gathered via conversations staff funding organisations involved by examination documentary evidence. The paper presents an overview PNEP a commentry on outcomes. Based emerging from investigation, concludes that while syringe‐exchange have been implemented diverse environments under differing circumstances, results remarkably ...