 Needle Sharing
"Needle Sharing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Usage of a single needle among two or more people for injecting drugs. Needle sharing is a high-risk behavior for contracting infectious disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016485
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Needle Sharing- Needle Sharing
- Sharing, Needle
- Needlesharing
- Syringe Sharing
- Sharing, Syringe
- Needle-Sharing
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| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needle Sharing" by people in Profiles.
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Hotton A, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Boodram B. Trends in homelessness and injection practices among young urban and suburban people who inject drugs: 1997-2017. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 08 01; 225:108797.
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Zhao J, Kral AH, Simpson KA, Ceasar RC, Wenger LD, Kirkpatrick M, Bluthenthal RN. Factors associated with methamphetamine withdrawal symptoms among people who inject drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 06 01; 223:108702.
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Oehler C, Rajagopal A, Songster T, Schmitt J, McNulty M, Schneider J, Pitrak D, Ridgway JP. Partner Notification Services for Patients with Established and New HIV Infection Leads to Diagnosis and Linkage of HIV-Positive Partners. AIDS Behav. 2021 Mar; 25(3):809-813.
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Abiona TC, Adefuye AS, Balogun JA, Sloan PE. Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors of inmates. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Jan-Feb; 18(1):65-71.
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Huo D, Ouellet LJ. Needle exchange and injection-related risk behaviors in Chicago: a longitudinal study. . 2007 May 01; 45(1):108-14.
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Huo D, Bailey SL, Hershow RC, Ouellet L. Drug use and HIV risk practices of secondary and primary needle exchange users. AIDS Educ Prev. 2005 Apr; 17(2):170-84.
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Huo D, Bailey SL, Garfein RS, Ouellet LJ. Changes in the sharing of drug injection equipment among street-recruited injection drug users in Chicago, Illinois, 1994--1996. Subst Use Misuse. 2005; 40(1):63-76.
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Ouellet L, Huo D, Bailey SL. HIV risk practices among needle exchange users and nonusers in Chicago. . 2004 Sep 01; 37(1):1187-96.
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Bailey SL, Huo D, Garfein RS, Ouellet LJ. The use of needle exchange by young injection drug users. . 2003 Sep 01; 34(1):67-70.
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Pollack HA. Cost-effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing hepatitis C among injection drug users. Med Decis Making. 2001 Sep-Oct; 21(5):357-67.
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