“We shouldn't encourage drug use”: Unpacking correctional officer opposition and support of the Prison Needle Exchange Program

Background: The Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) is a harm reduction initiative which involves providing people who are incarcerated (PWAI) with sterile injection equipment to avoid harms associated with unsterilized needle use, such as the spread of infectious diseases. While current evidence...

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Main Authors: Cindy Whitten, Rosemary Ricciardelli, Matthew S. Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123003418

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