Distribution of Harm Reduction Kits in a Specialty HIV Hospital | Zendy

Miroslav Miskovic | Zendy; Soo Chan Carusone | Zendy; Adrian Guţă | Zendy; Bill O’Leary | Zendy; Karen dePrinse | Zendy; Carol Strike | Zendy

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Distribution of Harm Reduction Kits in a Specialty HIV Hospital

Author(s) -

Miroslav Miskovic,

Soo Chan Carusone,

Adrian Guţă,

Bill O’Leary,

Karen dePrinse,

Carol Strike

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304600

Subject(s) - specialty , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , harm reduction , harm , distribution (mathematics) , family medicine , emergency medicine , environmental health , psychology , mathematics , social psychology , mathematical analysis

Casey House, a small Toronto, Ontario, hospital for people living with HIV, implemented a harm-reduction kit distribution program in October 2014 to decrease harms from reuse of injection and smoking equipment among its clients-inpatients and outpatients. Program statistics (November 2014-June 2017) show an increase in the number of kits-injection and smoking-distributed each year. The program is perceived by staff to communicate openness and increased willingness of clinicians and clients to discuss drug-related harms.

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