Needle Sharing

"Needle Sharing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Usage of a single needle among two or more people for injecting drugs. Needle sharing is a high-risk behavior for contracting infectious disease.

Descriptor ID	D016485
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.735.580
Concept/Terms	Needle Sharing Needle Sharing Sharing, Needle Needlesharing Syringe Sharing Sharing, Syringe Needle-Sharing

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Needle Sharing [I01.880.735.580]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Mixson LS, Zule W, Ruderman SA, Feinberg J, Stopka TJ, Sibley AL, Walters SM, Bobashev G, Cook R, Hochstatter KR, Fahey CA, Ouellet LJ, Fredericksen R, Cooper HLF, Young AM, Zibbell J, Khoury D, Friedmann PD, Miller WC, Korthuis PT, Westergaard RP, Whitney BM, Tsui JI, Crane HM, Delaney J. Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Sep; 143:104837.

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Romo E, Bianchet E, Dowd P, Mazor KM, Stopka TJ, Friedmann PD. Syringe Access, Syringe Sharing, and Perceptions of HCV: A Qualitative Study Exploring the HCV Risk Environment in Rural Northern New England, United States. Viruses. 2024 08 27; 16(9).

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Kimmel SD, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Vetrova M, Idrisov B, Rossi SL, Rateau L, Astone K, Michals A, Sisson E, Blokhina E, Milet-Carty N, Bovell-Ammon BJ, Gnatienko N, Truong V, Krupitsky E, Lunze K. Stigma and other correlates of sharing injection equipment among people with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia. Glob Public Health. 2024 01; 19(1):2296009.

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Romo E, Rudolph AE, Stopka TJ, Wang B, Jesdale BM, Friedmann PD. HCV serostatus and injection sharing practices among those who obtain syringes from pharmacies and directly and indirectly from syringe services programs in rural New England. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 01 03; 18(1):2.

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Gonz?lez G, Giraldo LF, DiGirolamo G, Rey CF, Correa LE, Cano AM, Romero-Gonz?lez M. Facing the Growing Heroin Problem in Colombia: The New Methadone-assisted Treatment Programs. Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed). 2019 Apr - Jun; 48(2):96-104.

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Ahmed T, Long TN, Huong PT, Stewart DE. Drug injecting and HIV risk among injecting drug users in Hai Phong, Vietnam: a qualitative analysis. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jan 29; 15:32.

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Poudel KC, Poudel-Tandukar K, Yasuoka J, Joshi AB, Jimba M. Correlates of sharing injection equipment among male injecting drug users in Kathmandu, Nepal. Int J Drug Policy. 2010 Nov; 21(6):507-10.

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Lubelczyk RA, Friedmann PD, Lemon SC, Stein MD, Gerstein DR. HIV prevention services in correctional drug treatment programs: do they change risk behaviors? AIDS Educ Prev. 2002 Apr; 14(2):117-25.

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Gogineni A, Stein MD, Friedmann PD. Social relationships and intravenous drug use among methadone maintenance patients. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2001 Sep 01; 64(1):47-53.

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Williams SB, Flanigan TP, Artenstein AW, VanCott TC, Smith D, Mayer K, Koup RA. CCR5 genotype and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific mucosal antibody in seronegative women at high risk for HIV infection. J Infect Dis. 1999 May; 179(5):1310-2.

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