Low Dead Space Injecting Equipment: A Briefing
Maximising the Effectiveness of Needle Exchange with low dead space syringes and prevention of accidental sharing, this briefing by Exchange Supplies is a free 24 page book that is a comprehensive guide to addressing these two key areas of injecting related risk.
Giving full descriptions of the advantages of low dead space injecting equipment and reducing accidental sharing, it is aimed at drug user activists, practitioners, commissioners and people who use drugs.
Writer: Nigel Brunsdon
Nigel Brunsdon is the owner of Injecting Advice. He’s been working in harm reduction since the 1990’s, previously a frontline needle programme worker he now splits his time between photography and developing online resources for drugs workers and users.
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