Anex celebrated 21 years of Needle & Syringe Programs (NSPs) in Australia at the Illegal Drugs and Mental Health Conference recently. With a contribution of more than $7.7 billion in avoided treatment costs to the Australian community and an average of 1.2 million client contacts per year, NSPs have proven to be an invaluable resource with a strong and worthy future in Australia's health and welfare sectors.
Anex was proud to chronicle the history and highlights of 21 years of NSPs through a series of short documentary interviews. We encourage everyone to take a moment to watch these and use them where possible as a resource to support the ongoing development of NSPs in Australia.
1. History of NSP in Australia
2. Benefits of NSP
3. The current state of NSPs around the world
4. How NSP services can be improved
5. NSPs around the world: different histories, different models
6. NSPs: the first point of contact with broader health services
7. NSPs in prisons
8. Winning the public debate