In this academic paper, the authors investigated how syringe service programs can prove their cost effectiveness by calculating how many HIV infections the program would need to prevent in order to be considered cost-saving. The study concluded that the syringe service program would only need to prevent three HIV infections in their community to be considered cost effective.
Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
Syringe service program / Needle exchange
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation
Des Jarlais, D. C., Feelemyer, J., McKnight, C., Knudtson, K., & Glick, S. N. (2021). Is your syringe services program cost-saving to society? A methodological case study. Harm Reduction Journal, 18(1).