Working together: Expanding the availability of naloxone for peer administration to prevent opioid overdose deaths in the A ustralian C apital T erritory and beyond
S Lenton, P Dietze, A Olsen, N Wiggins… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Issue Since the mid‐1990s, there have been calls to make naloxone, a prescription‐only
medicine in many countries, available to heroin and other opioid users and their peers and …
medicine in many countries, available to heroin and other opioid users and their peers and …
Harm reduction programs and policy in Australia: barriers and enablers to effective implementation
Background: Harm reduction is an integral component of Australia's overall national drug
policy. Harm reduction policy and interventions can be applied to any legal or illegal drug to …
policy. Harm reduction policy and interventions can be applied to any legal or illegal drug to …
“A spray bottle and a lollipop stick”: an examination of policy prohibiting sterile injecting equipment in prison and effects on young men with injecting drug use histories
Background Australian young male prisoners with histories of injecting drug use are more
likely to report injecting in prison, to do so more frequently, and to be involved in more un …
likely to report injecting in prison, to do so more frequently, and to be involved in more un …
[PDF][PDF] Salvaging a prison needle and syringe program trial in Australia requires leadership and respect for evidence
People who inject drugs (PWID) are grossly overrepresented in Australian prisons. Up to
58% of prisoners nationally report lifetime injecting histories. 1 The prevalence of blood …
58% of prisoners nationally report lifetime injecting histories. 1 The prevalence of blood …
[图书][B] Evaluation of the Australian Capital Territory drug diversion programs
Drug diversion is one of the most utilised policy interventions in responding to drug and
drugrelated offenders in Australia (Hughes and Ritter 2008; Ritter et al. 2011). Once seen as …
drugrelated offenders in Australia (Hughes and Ritter 2008; Ritter et al. 2011). Once seen as …
Drug and alcohol use and treatment for Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners: demand reduction strategies
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of drugs and alcohol by
Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners and examine relevant treatment in Australian …
Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners and examine relevant treatment in Australian …
Females in custody in the act: Gendered issues and solutions
ARTICLES '[t] here shall be no discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status'. 27 …
religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status'. 27 …
Rates of injection in prison in a sample of Australian-injecting drug users
J Fetherston, S Carruthers, T Butler… - Journal of Substance …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: Determine the prevalence and frequency at which injecting drug users (IDU) continue
to inject whilst incarcerated and to identify factors associated with in-prison injecting. Design …
to inject whilst incarcerated and to identify factors associated with in-prison injecting. Design …
Monograph No. 25: Evaluation of Australian Capital Territory drug diversion programs
Drug diversion is one of the most utilised policy interventions in responding to drug and
drugrelated offenders in Australia (Hughes and Ritter 2008; Ritter et al. 2011). Once seen as …
drugrelated offenders in Australia (Hughes and Ritter 2008; Ritter et al. 2011). Once seen as …
Hepatitis C, Treatment and Drug Use in Australian Prison Settings
JA Fetherston - 2021 - espace.curtin.edu.au
This thesis examined issues surrounding the hepatitis C virus (HCV), its treatment, and
injecting drug use as the principal risk factor for infections in Australian prison environments …
injecting drug use as the principal risk factor for infections in Australian prison environments …