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Pharmacy-Related Syringe Access Barriers: An Audit of Oregon Community Pharmacies

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Description
Examines barriers to purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) syringes in Oregon pharmacies. Utilizes a telephone audit (secret shopper) methodology to examine 425 pharmacies' willingness to sell OTC syringes by pharmacy type, syringe services program (SSP) availability, overdose rates, and rural versus urban county type.
Author(s)
Victor Abreu, Marissa McGinnis, Savannah Justen, et al.
Citation
Harm Reduction Journal, 22, 37
Date
03/2025
Tagged as
Access · Illicit drug use · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Oregon