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Why are we waiting? The urgent need for NSPS in Australian prisons
Angella Duvnjak Nicole Wiggins Sione Crawford
Angella Duvnjak
Nicole Wiggins
Sione Crawford
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Abstract
There are currently no needle and syringe programs (NSPs) operating in any Australian prisons. This is despite a growing body of international research clearly demonstrating that NSPs have been shown to be safe, beneficial and cost-effective within a variety of prison settings.
The continuing high rates of blood borne viruses (BBVs) among prisoners support an urgent need to introduce NSPs into the Australian prison system.
Australia cannot afford to continue to avoid the serious implications of not implementing prison-based NSPs, both to protect prisoners’ health and human rights, and to limit the spread of BBVs as individuals are released back into the community.
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Date
2016
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Journal article
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HIV Australia
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14
Issue
1
Page Range
4-5
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School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open access
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Open