Utilization of Kentucky Syringe Service Programs in a Justice-Involved Sample of People Who Inject Drugs

Haily K. Traxler, Martha Tillson, Marisa Booty, Evan Batty, Carrie B. Oser, Department of Behavioral Science, Center for Drug , Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Department of Sociology, Center for Drug , Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Center on Drug , Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky

Journal of Drug Issues

Published online on May 25, 2025

Abstract

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Residents of Kentucky are at-risk for harms related to the opioid epidemic and involvement in the criminal legal system (CLS) further increases those risks. In 2015, Kentucky legalized syringe service programs (SSPs) to provide low-threshold access to ...