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Comparative Study
. 2005 Feb;95(2):233-6.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.033563.

Effects of an intensive street-level police intervention on syringe exchange program use in Philadelphia, PA

Corey S Davis  1 , Scott Burris, Julie Kraut-Becher, Kevin G Lynch, David Metzger
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Comparative Study

Effects of an intensive street-level police intervention on syringe exchange program use in Philadelphia, PA

Corey S Davis et al. Am J Public Health. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Repeated measurements and mixed-effects models were used to analyze the effects of an intensive long-term street-level police intervention on syringe exchange program use. Utilization data for 9 months before and after the beginning of the intervention were analyzed. Use fell across all categories and time periods studied, with significant declines in use among total participants, male participants, and Black participants. Declines in use among Black and male participants were much more pronounced than decreases among White and female participants.

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Syringe exchange program (SEP) use of selected groups: 6-week means around studied time points. Error bars show SE.
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