TABLE. Characteristics of syringe service program (SSP) respondents (N = 263)* — United States, 2019.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
|
U.S. Census division†,
§
| |
| East North Central |
40 (15) |
| East South Central |
13 (5) |
| Middle Atlantic |
10 (4) |
| Mountain |
28 (11) |
| New England |
24 (9) |
| Pacific |
83 (32) |
| South Atlantic |
44 (16) |
| West North Central |
15 (6) |
| West South Central |
6 (2) |
|
Provide overdose prevention education†
|
258 (98) |
|
Stage of OEND implementation†
| |
| Exploration |
8 (3) |
| Preparation |
8 (3) |
| Early implementation (<12 months) |
74 (28) |
| Sustained implementation (≥12 months) |
173 (66) |
|
Receive health department funding for OEND¶
|
142 (57) |
|
Local community support** for OEND¶, median (IQR)
|
80 (70–90) |
|
Naloxone offered every time syringe services offered¶
|
191 (77) |
|
Number of days offering OEND in past 28 days,¶ median (IQR)
|
15 (6–20) |
|
Naloxone refills provided as often as participants ask¶
|
214 (87) |
|
Proactive refill system¶
|
199 (80) |
|
Ran out of naloxone in past 3 months¶
|
45 (18) |
|
Rationed naloxone in the past 3 months¶
|
61 (25) |
|
Data system for OEND
¶
| |
| No data collected |
9 (4) |
| Data collected via paper forms, then stored |
50 (20) |
| Data collected via paper forms, then entered into database |
149 (60) |
| Electronic data entry |
29 (12) |
|
No. of programs by count of persons provided naloxone in the past 12 mos
††
| |
| Small (<100) |
63 (27) |
| Medium (100–499) |
76 (32) |
| Large (500–999) |
36 (15) |
| Very large (≥1000) |
62 (26) |
|
No. of programs by count of naloxone doses distributed in the past 12 mos
††
| |
| Small (<250) |
76 (32) |
| Medium (250–999) |
48 (20) |
| Large (1,000–9,999) |
99 (42) |
| Very large (≥10,000) | 14 (6) |
Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; OEND = overdose education and naloxone distribution.
* Participating SSPs were identified by using the North America Syringe Exchange Network database.
† Of the 263 SSPs that responded to the survey.
§ Region classification was determined by using the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Regions and Divisions of the United States. https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf.
¶ Of the 247 SSPs that had implemented OEND.
** Respondents were asked to characterize the local community support for OEND on a scale of 1–100.
†† Of the 237 SSPs that had implemented OEND and reported naloxone distribution data.