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Syringe borrowing persists in Dublin despite harm reduction interventions.

B P Smyth1, J Barry, E Keenan

  • 1Addiction Research Section, AIDS/Drugs Service, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10, Ireland. bobbypsmith@hotmail.com

Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|May 2, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Syringe borrowing is common among young Irish injecting drug users (IDUs), with 70% reporting the behavior. Socially deprived individuals and those with closer ties to other IDUs are more likely to borrow syringes.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • Syringe borrowing among young injecting drug users (IDUs) is a significant public health concern.
  • Understanding the prevalence and associated factors is crucial for harm reduction strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of syringe borrowing in young Irish IDUs.
  • To identify characteristics associated with syringe borrowing behavior.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 246 treated IDUs in Dublin.
  • Data collected included drug injecting practices and syringe borrowing in the prior six months.

Main Results:

  • 70.3% of participants reported syringe borrowing.

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  • Associated factors included early school leaving, parental unemployment, longer injecting history with less frequent injections, poly-substance use, intimate social relationships with other IDUs, and reduced perceived risk.

    • Conclusions:

    • Syringe borrowing is prevalent among young Irish IDUs, particularly those with social deprivation backgrounds.
    • Interventions should address cognitive factors and assumptions about the safety of borrowing, alongside existing syringe exchange programs.