Investigating drug trends among people who inject drugs
Temporal, geographical and operational analyses of used syringes in Sydney, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14909852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Fursman (0000-0002-4418-6471, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author), Jared A Brown (0000-0001-6855-3865, New South Wales Department of Health), R Riseley (NSW Department of Education), E Silins (0000-0003-1112-9777, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District), M Bartlett, Mark J Bartlett, Jane Latimer (0000-0002-4809-5753), Scott Chadwick (0000-0003-2006-9841, University of Technology Sydney), Claude Roux (0000-0003-3610-420X, University of Technology Sydney), Marie Morelato (0000-0001-7616-0623, University of Technology Sydney) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 140 |
| Pages | 104803 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104803 |
| PMID | 40253919 |
| OpenAlex | W4409577986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 39 |
This research aligns well with Australia's harm minimisation approach to drugs and has broader implications for harm minimisation globally. It holds great potential for harm reduction at an individual level for PWID by providing insights into the current drug market. Targeted applications of syringe analysis may be the only tool to gather information on drug use among PWID when traditional data sources are unavailable. Hence, broader implementations at the national level might capture unique insights into injecting drug consumption trends
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |