Analysis of time of drug use according to needle and syringe program operating hours in Melbourne, Australia: Effects on individual-level needle and syringe coverage

Deficiencies in individual-level needle and syringe coverage may not be due to restricted NSP operating hours. Instead, insufficient coverage may be the result of other factors in the lives of PWID or other NSP access difficulties. These preliminary results suggest improvements to coverage in Australia may not result from increased hours of NSP operation, but instead via improvements to client targeting.