Social networks, secondary syringe exchange, and opioid agonist therapy retention among people who inject drugs in Hartford, CT

• Main Authors: Zelenev, Alexei, Michael, Laura, Li, Jianghong, Altice, Frederick L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/44246/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104250

Background: Opioid agonist therapies (OAT) and harm reduction such as syringe service programs (SSP) have been shown to be effective in preventing adverse outcomes such as overdose deaths, HIV and Hepatitis C in-fections among people who inject drugs (PWID). The importance of social network influenc...