APHA
Back to Annual Meeting Page
 
American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: New Findings on Opioid Injection Initiation and Treatment
4344.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Oral
New Findings on Opioid Injection Initiation and Treatment
Learning Objectives: See individual abstracts
Moderator(s):Thomas M. Brady, PhD
8:30 PMGender differences in drug injecting equipment sharing at the first injection episode (initiation)
Veronica M. Frajzyngier, MPH, Alan Neaigus, PhD, V. Anna Gyarmathy, PhD, Maureen Miller, PhD
8:48 PMOpioid treatment and the pursuit of accreditation: Findings from the SAMHSA/CSAT Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation Evaluation  [ Recorded presentation ]
Namratha Swamy, PHD, Carolyn Lichtenstein, PhD, Arlene Stanton, PhD, Kristin Zempolich, MS, Danyelle Mannix, Brian T. Yates, PhD
9:06 PMEarly experience with naloxone distribution to opiate users in New York City
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, Nancy Worthington, Tinka Markham Piper, MPH, CSW, Matt Curtis, David Rosenthal
9:24 PMOpiate replacement therapy upon release from incarceration  [ Recorded presentation ]
Michelle McKenzie, MPH, David Shield, BA, Clair McClung, Grace E. Macalino, PhD, Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH
9:42 PMAvailability of services at opioid treatment programs: Results from a national census of addiction treatment facilities
Thomas M. Brady, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA