In this article issues at the crossroads of opioid use disorder, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection control are discussed. Harm reduction is discussed at length. Authored By: Jennifer X. Chen, PharmD Candidate 2020; Danielle L. Pavon, PharmD Candidate 2020; Alyssa M. Peckham, Pharm.D...
Well, for those of you who don't want to sell syringes, this article will teach you how to get rid of those pesky customers. Just follow the counseling instructions and ask each and every purchaser "1) Will you talk me through how you inject? 2) What barriers prevent you from using safer injection procedures? 3) What strategies would you be willing to use? 4) What do you want/plan to do in case X occurs? 5) Can you identify the consequences that may occur if safe injection practices are not used? "......once the syringe purchaser realizes that you aren't going to sell syringes without getting detailed answers to these questions, the syringe purchaser will leave and never return (at least not when you are on duty!)
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