Utilization of Kentucky Syringe Service Programs in a Justice-Involved Sample of People Who Inject Drugs.

IF 1.2 4区社会学 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Journal of Drug Issues Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI:10.1177/00220426251345336

Haily K Traxler, Martha Tillson, Marisa Booty, Evan Batty, Carrie B Oser

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Abstract

Residents of Kentucky are at-risk for harms related to the opioid epidemic and involvement in the criminal legal system (CLS) further increases those risks. In 2015, Kentucky legalized syringe service programs (SSPS) to provide low-threshold access to harm reduction services including syringe exchange, naloxone distribution, and linkage to care. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations (Gelbert et al., 2000) was used to investigate factors associated with SSP utilization among people who inject drugs involved in the CLS in Kentucky. One traditional predisposing factor (high school education/GED), one vulnerable need factor (injection drug use in the six months prior to incarceration), two traditional enabling factors (access to public transportation, incarceration after SSPs legalized for one year), and one vulnerable enabling (having used naloxone on someone else) were associated with SSP utilization. Results of this study highlight future directions for research on SSP utilization among people who are involved in the CLS.

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肯塔基州注射器服务项目在涉及司法的注射吸毒者样本中的应用。

肯塔基州的居民面临着与阿片类药物流行相关的危害风险，而参与刑事法律体系（CLS）进一步增加了这些风险。2015年，肯塔基州将注射器服务计划（SSPS）合法化，以提供低门槛的减少危害服务，包括注射器交换、纳洛酮分发和与护理的联系。弱势群体行为模型（Gelbert et al., 2000）被用于调查肯塔基州CLS中注射毒品的人使用SSP的相关因素。一个传统的诱发因素（高中学历/GED），一个脆弱的需求因素（入狱前6个月注射毒品），两个传统的使能因素（公共交通便利，SSP合法化后监禁一年）和一个脆弱的使能因素（对他人使用纳洛酮）与SSP的使用有关。本研究结果为CLS参与者的SSP利用研究指明了未来的研究方向。

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Journal of Drug Issues SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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3.00

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Drug Issues (JDI) was incorporated as a nonprofit entity in the State of Florida in 1971. In 1996, JDI was transferred to the Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and the Richard L. Rachin Endowment was established to support its continued publication. Since its inception, JDI has been dedicated to providing a professional and scholarly forum centered on the national and international problems associated with drugs, especially illicit drugs. It is a refereed publication with international contributors and subscribers. As a leader in its field, JDI is an instrument widely used by research scholars, public policy analysts, and those involved in the day-to-day struggle against the problem of drug abuse.