The impact of crack pipe distribution on drug use and healthcare utilization
| atmire.migration.oldid | 1829 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rankin, James | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jagoe, Leegay | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-27T21:03:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-03-15T07:00:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-01-27 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Safeworks is an Alberta Health Services program in Calgary that was distributing crack pipes as part of public health harm reduction. A survey was conducted with 179 respondents (131 male and 48 female) who received crack pipes from Safeworks. Fifty-six percent of females were Aboriginal and 70.2% of males were Caucasian. Forty-four percent were Hepatitis C positive and 4.4% were HIV positive. Sixty-three percent lived in homeless shelters. Sixty-six percent of respondents increased their access to other Safeworks services since commencement of pipe distribution. Seventy-one percent used a mouthpiece on their pipe, and, 78% in the past year had never burned or cracked their lips or had only done so once or twice. Ninety-five percent usually used glass or pyrex pipes. Fifty-four percent reported smoking more crack when they had their own pipe. Drug injecting frequency decreased for 28.4%. Sixty-six percent shared pipes. The public health implications of the findings are discussed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jagoe, L. (2014). The impact of crack pipe distribution on drug use and healthcare utilization (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28178 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28178 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1296 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Nursing | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Nursing | |
| dc.subject.classification | Crack | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Pipe | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Distribution | en_US |
| dc.title | The impact of crack pipe distribution on drug use and healthcare utilization | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nursing | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Nursing (MN) | |
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