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Longitudinal Description of State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Syringe Possession and Distribution, 2010-2024
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Longitudinal Description of State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Syringe Possession and Distribution, 2010-2024

Lauren Marie Langan, Katie Moran-McCabe, Adam Herpolsheimer, Sabrina Ruchelli, Alex Hunter Willhouse, Tamara Rushovich, Alina Schnake-Mahl and Scott Burris
The Journal of law, medicine & ethics, v 54(S1), pp 32-39
2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2026.10230
PMID: 41986982
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Abstract

Humans Longitudinal Studies Needle-Exchange Programs - legislation & jurisprudence State Government Substance Abuse, Intravenous Syringes - supply & distribution Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Treatment United States
This article reports new legal data on state syringe services program (SSP) and drug paraphernalia laws in the United States. Scientific legal mapping methods were used to develop a longitudinal legal dataset capturing state-level SSP and drug paraphernalia laws in effect from January 1, 2010, through June 1, 2024. During that period, the number of states with a legal mechanism allowing for syringe distribution from SSPs nearly doubled. However, legal barriers to SSP operations remain in many states.

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