page_title: Needle and syringe programmes
hierarchical_section_title: Needle and syringe programmes
caption_attribution_description: English: The contents of a needle exchange kit. The items are (also annotated in the picture), from the top clockwise: a torniquet, cotton balls, a pot for cooking drugs, a condom, sterile water, alcohol swabs, and (from l-r) a thin needle, a thinner needle, and the thinnest needle. Multiple needles of different bore sizes are included. Reason: The viscosity of drugs can be radically different, i.e. methadone is more viscous than heroin which is more viscous than cocaine. Pushing methadone through a small needle is impossible. Template:FACT
context_page_description: A needle and syringe programme, also known as needle exchange program, is a social service that allows injecting drug users to obtain hypodermic needles and associated paraphernalia at little or no cost. It is based on the philosophy of harm reduction that attempts to reduce the risk factors for diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
context_section_description: A needle and syringe programme (NSP), also known as needle exchange program (NEP), is a social service that allows injecting drug users (IDUs) to obtain hypodermic needles and associated paraphernalia at little or no cost. It is based on the philosophy of harm reduction that attempts  to reduce the risk factors for diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
caption: Contents of a needle-exchange kit
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