Suicide ideation in drug users and the role of needles exchanges and their workers [Letter]

Lemon, Thomas I. 2013. Suicide ideation in drug users and the role of needles exchanges and their workers [Letter]. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 6 (5) , p. 429. 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.07.003

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Abstract

It has been well documented that drug abusers are more prone to suicidal ideation, and indeed self-harm is akin to the drug abuse itself. It is therefore important to have maximal contact with this at risk population. Needle exchanges are front line and their main purpose is to reduce the spread of infection. This said there are other purposes for which needle exchanges could and are used. A pilot investigation into the ability of needle exchanges to support users presenting with suicidal and self-harm concerns was implemented.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Addiction, Psychiatry, Suicide, Ideation
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1876-2018
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/74286

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