Hospital admissions among people who inject opioids following syringe services program implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Syringe services programs (SSPs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy that reduces dangerous sequelae of injection drug use among people who inject drugs (PWID) such as overdose. SSP services include safer injection education and community-based naloxone distribution programs. This study evaluates differences in overdose-associated hospital admissions following the implementation of the first legal SSP in Florida, based in Miami-Dade County.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of hospitalizations for injection drug-related sequelae at a county hospital before and after the implementation of the SSP. An algorithm utilizing ICD-10 codes for opioid use and sequelae was used to identify people who inject opioids (PWIO). Florida Department of Law Enf

SUBMITTER: Bornstein KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature