Needle and Syringe Program
Needle and syringe programs: a review of the evidence
This booklet summarises, in a quick-reference format, the literature on needle and syringe programs. It is part of the needle and syringe programs information kit.
. Treatment service users project
. Strategic framework 2010-2014
. Return on investment publications
. Review of enablers & barriers of Indigenous drug users accessing needle & syringe programs
. Information kit
.. Your questions answered
.. Review of the evidence
. National audit of community needle & syringe disposal facilities
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Page last reviewed: 18 April 2011
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