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UK. Needle and syringe programmes (Guidelines)
UK. Needle and syringe programmes (Guidelines)
This guideline covers needle and syringe programmes for people (including those under 16) who inject drugs. The main aim is to reduce the transmission of viruses and other infections caused by sharing injecting equipment, such as HIV, hepatitis B and C. In turn, this will reduce the prevalence of blood-borne viruses and bacterial infections, so benefiting wider society.
(NIC – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, UK, Public health guideline [PH52] Published date: March 2014, next review: 2017)