Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 18, 2026

A Procedure to Study the Effect of Prolonged Food Restriction on Heroin Seeking in Abstinent Rats
Published on: November 11, 2013
Needle exchange program utilization and entry into drug user treatment: is there a long-term connection in Baltimore,
Carl A Latkin1, Melissa A Davey, Wei Hua
1Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. clatkin@jhsph.edu
Abstract:
This study examined the relationship between Needle Exchange Program (NEP) utilization and treatment entry in Baltimore, Maryland. The sample was composed of 440 drug injectors with disadvantaged backgrounds. Face-to-face interviews, focusing on HIV risk behaviors, drug use, and health, were conducted between June 1997 and June 2002. Multivariate logistic analyses revealed that entering treatment was associated with NEP utilization, being female, and being HIV-positive. Cocaine sniffers/snorters were less likely to enter treatment. These findings highlight the importance of NEPs in linking injectors to treatment. These data also suggest that treatment needs to address co-occurring problems, like HIV and mental illness. Study limitations are noted.
Related Concept Videos
Hepatic Drug Excretion: Enterohepatic Cycling
Post-release drugs and metabolites can be reabsorbed into the body from the intestine. For conjugated metabolites like glucuronides, reabsorption requires enzymatic hydrolysis by intestinal microflora. This...
Drug Excretion: Miscellaneous Routes
Pulmonary Tuberculosis V
Latent tuberculosis infection occurs when TB bacteria are present in a person's body, but are not causing illness or symptoms. It is not contagious, and preventive treatment is crucial to avoid the progression...
Healthcare Agencies II
Parish nursing is a growing specialty nursing profession that focuses on holistic healthcare, health promotion, and illness prevention. It blends professional nursing practice with a health ministry, focusing on health and healing within the context of a Christian community. Parish nurses serve as health educators, referral sources, and lay...
Drug Elimination: Non-Renal Routes
Drug Dependence
