Svendsen R N, Kofod S
Istedgades Apotek, København.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1993 Jan 25;155(4):227-31.
Since HIV-infection was recognized in Denmark in the middle of the 80'ies, the authorities have tried to prevent spread of the infection by common educational information. Besides this, special interest was focussed on transmission between members in certain subgroups at high risk. Amongst these are intravenous drug users because of their common needle-sharing. Intravenous drug users constitute the second largest group of HIV infected individuals in Denmark as well as abroad, and it is from this primary high risk group that heterosexual transmission is most feared. In order to prevent this, the urgent need in stopping transmission among the members of the subpopulation itself as early as possible was realized. In order to achieve this, the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Copenhagen County have distributed free needles and syringes from pharmacies during the past five years. The free needle arrangement is described in figures as well by interviews with a number of intravenous drug users seen as customers at Pharmacy of Istedgade, Copenhagen V. A total of 3 million needles and syringes have been distributed through the period and the arrangement seems to have been a success, although difficulties are great outside normal opening hours and for the imprisoned. Further and expanded distribution possibilities and new ways of thinking are recommended in order to achieve greater compliance amongst intravenous drug addicts.
自20世纪80年代中期丹麦发现首例艾滋病病毒感染以来，当局一直试图通过开展公共教育宣传活动来防止该疾病的传播。除此之外，特别关注的重点是某些高危亚群体成员之间的传播。其中包括静脉注射吸毒者，因为他们共用针头。静脉注射吸毒者是丹麦及其他国家感染艾滋病病毒的第二大群体，而且正是从这个主要的高危群体中，异性传播最令人担忧。为了防止这种情况发生，人们认识到迫切需要尽早阻止该亚群体成员之间的传播。为了实现这一目标，哥本哈根、腓特烈斯贝和哥本哈根郡的市政府在过去五年里一直在药房分发免费针头和注射器。通过图表以及对一些在哥本哈根V区伊斯特加德药房被视为顾客的静脉注射吸毒者的访谈，对免费针头计划进行了描述。在此期间，总共分发了300万支针头和注射器，该计划似乎取得了成功，尽管在正常营业时间之外以及对被监禁者来说困难很大。为了使静脉注射吸毒者有更高的依从性，建议进一步扩大分发可能性并采用新的思路。
