Persons who inject drugs

Data suggest nearly 3.7 million people, or 1.5% of the U.S. adult population, injected drugs in 2018--a dramatic increase from 2011. Ensuring PWID have have access to dignified care, services focused on preventing overdoses and the sprerad of infectious disease, and resources to improve housing access and socioeconomic factors produce better outcomes for individuals and communities alike.

This technical package provides a broad framework for new and existing SSPs to ensure needs-based service delivery, reduce harms related to injection drug use, and link participants to services that support their health and wellness.

General overview of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America.

Fact sheet on substance use and sexual risk behaviors among teens in the US.

This study discusses information on the 184 syringe exchange programs (SEPs) operating in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Of these SEPs, 67% completed a mail/telephone survey conducted by North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) and Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, which covered program operations for 2008. The report summarizes findings from the survey and compares them with results from a previous SEP survey for 1994-2007.