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Meta Data Name: Syringe Services Laws
Last Modified: Feb 23rd, 2021
Author: Qinyun Lin

Data Location:

PS08 - at the state level. Files can be found here.

  • PS08_2019_S

Data Source(s) Description:

Variables were obtained from Table 1 (August 1, 2019) in Fernández-Viña MH, Prood NE, Herpolsheimer A, Waimberg J, Burris S. State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Participant Syringe Possession, 2014-2019. Public Health Reports. 2020;135:128S-137S. doi:10.1177/0033354920921817

See Comments/Notes section below for where to find more detailed variables regarding syringe related policies.

Description of Data Processing:

The following variables were included from the source data:

  1. Law explicitly authorzies SSPs;
  2. No state drug paraphernalia law;
  3. State law does not prohibit free distribution of syringes;
  4. Paraphernalia definition explicitly exludes objects used for injecting drugs;
  5. Paraphernalia definition does not refer to objects used for injecting drugs;
  6. No state law removing barriers or uncertainty as to SSP legality;

Key Variable and Definitions:

Variable Variable ID in .csv Description
Law explicitly authorzies SSPs expSSP Whether the state has law that explicitly authorizes Syringe Service Programs
No state drug paraphernalia law noPrphLw Whether the state has no state drug paraphernalia law
State law does not prohibit free distribution of syringes ntPrFrDsSy Whether the state law does not prohibit free distribution of syringes
Paraphernalia definition explicitly exludes objects used for injecting drugs PrExcInj Whether the paraphernalia definition in the state law explicitly exludes objects used for injecting drugs
Paraphernalia definition does not refer to objects used for injecting drugs PrNtRefInj Whether the paraphernalia definition in the state law does not refer to objects used for injecting drugs
No state law removing barriers or uncertainty as to SSP legality noLwRmUnc Whether the state has no law removing barriers or uncertainty as to SSP legality

Data Limitations:

N/A

Comments/Notes:

The variables included here are very high-level and for August 1, 2019. For more detailed and longitudinal data, we recommend the following datasets from LawAtlas:

  1. Syringe Possesssion Laws from 2012 to 2017
  2. Syringe Distribution Laws from 2012 to 2017
  3. Syringe Service Program Laws, 2019