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Needle and syringe programs as hubs for brief interventions: Tasmanian Needle and Syringe Program Data 2021 & 2022

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Author: Lauren Stafford, Myf Briggs , Raimondo Bruno

Resource Type: Drug Trends Bulletins

The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is a national drug monitoring system intended to identify emerging trends of local and national concern in illicit drug markets, and form part of Drug Trends.

Background: The Tasmanian Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) works to minimise harm among people who inject drugs and the wider community. It operates across Tasmania, through community health services, community service organisations, neighbourhood
and community houses, Tasmanian Aboriginal health services, regional hospitals, councils, youth organisations, and pharmacies.