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Costs of syringe vending machines in Tbilisi, Georgia by Walker, Josephine G, Kirtadze, Irma, Tabatadze, Mzia, Vickerman, Peter, Otiashvili, David

“…Syringe vending machines (SVM) can improve access to sterile injecting equipment, but they have not been widely implemented or evaluated. We evaluate the cost…”
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Perceived acceptability of and willingness to use syringe vending machines: results of a cross-sectional survey of out-of-service people who inject drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia by Otiashvili, David, Kirtadze, Irma, Vardanashvili, Irina, Tabatadze, Mzia, Ober, Allison J

“…The growing HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been driven by high rates of injection drug use. The Republic of Georgia has among the highest…”
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Smart Syringe Vending Machines: Research Capabilities and Implications for Research Data Collection by Otiashvili, David, Kirtadze, Irma, Mgebrishvili, Tamar, Beselia, Ada, Tabatadze, Mzia, Otiashvili, Nikoloz, Ober, Allison J, Iguchi, Martin Y

“…Syringe vending machines (SVMs) are intended to supplement the standard syringe exchange programs to access hard-to-reach groups and to cover unserved…”
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Implementation and evaluation of a syringe vending machine trial in Tbilisi, Georgia by Otiashvili, David, Kirtadze, Irma, Mgebrishvili, Tamar, Beselia, Ada, Tabatadze, Mzia, Vardanashvili, Irina, Ober, Allison J.

“…•It is feasible to implement Syringe vending machines (SVM) in existing harm reduction facilities in Tbilisi, Georgia.•SVM improve access to sterile injection…”
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Integrating substance use disorder screening in primary healthcare in Georgia: online survey of providers’ attitudes, knowledge, practice, and perceived barriers by Otiashvili, David, Mgebrishvili, Tamar, Sherozia, Mariam, Meskhi, Rusudan, Karosanidze, Irina, Shengelia, Nato, Kiladze, Ushangi, Tabatadze, Mzia, Kirtadze, Irma

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Republic of Georgia estimates for prevalence of drug use: Randomized response techniques suggest under-estimation by Kirtadze, Irma, Otiashvili, David, Tabatadze, Mzia, Vardanashvili, Irina, Sturua, Lela, Zabransky, Tomas, Anthony, James C.

“…•Randomized Response Technique (RRT) was applied to the nation-scale survey (General Population Survey; GPS) of drug use.•Standard GPS estimates for illegal…”
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Policing, massive street drug testing and poly-substance use chaos in Georgia - a policy case study by Otiashvili, David, Tabatadze, Mzia, Balanchivadze, Nino, Kirtadze, Irma

“…Since early 2000, intensive policing, wide scale street drug testing, and actions aimed at limiting the availability of specific drugs have been implemented in…”
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