This study describes the costs of NSP service provision and patterns of client access to services in one area of NSW with a view to developing a model of service mix based on cost, client access and preference.

Research Centre
Centre for Social Research in Health
Research Area
Health Promotion

Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Needle and Syringe Program Study: A report to community (PDF), opens in a new window [1 Mb]

Beyond equipment distribution in Needle and Syringe Programmes: an exploratory analysis of blood-borne virus risk and other measures of client need. (Published in Harm Reduction Journal, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-016-0107-0, opens in a new window

Deconstructing injecting risk for hepatitis C transmission: Using strategic positioning to understand “higher risk” practices. (Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2016.1161008, opens in a new window

Trust and people who inject drugs: The perspectives of clients and staff of Needle Syringe Programs. (Published in International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.08.01, opens in a new window

“Doing the devil’s work”: Emotional labour and stigma in expanding Needle and Syringe Programs. (Published in Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2015).  http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1057553, opens in a new window

Perceived discrimination and injecting risk among people who inject drugs who attend Needle and Syringe Programs in Sydney, Australia. (Published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.08.018, opens in a new window

What’s the cost of finding the right fit? The cost of conducting NSP business in a range of modalities. (Published in Contemporary Drug Problems, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009145091404100103, opens in a new window

NSW Health, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

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