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Factors associated with the involvement of women drug users in risky sexual behaviors: A narrative review

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2022
Background: Drug use is known as an important underlying factor in the occurrence of risky sexual behaviors. The present study was conducted to identify the factors associated with the involvement of women drug users in risky sexual behaviors.
Hadis Sourinejad, Mahnaz Noroozi, Fariba Taleghani, Gholam Reza Kheirabadi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between illegal drugs and weapon carrying in young people in Scotland: schools' survey [PDF]

, 2000
OBJECTIVES: To identify the type and extent of weapons being carried among young people in Scotland, and to determine the relation between use of illegal drugs and weapon carrying. DESIGN: Questionnaire school survey.
McKeganey, N., Norrie, J.
core   +2 more sources

Creating safe, inclusive spaces for hospital-based health care staff and people who use drugs: an exploratory qualitative study in Vancouver, Canada

Harm Reduction Journal
Objectives This project sought to contribute to healthy, safe organizational cultures within Vancouver’s hospital system healthcare system as one method to address indirect harms of the province’s drug toxicity and housing syndemic. A tertiary care inner-
Aaron Bailey, Elizabeth Bishop, Agnes T. Black, Elizabeth Dogherty, George Sedore, Marge Humchitt, John Onland, Jane Milina, Varun Bangar, Heather Mackie, Herb Varley, Tyler Byrd, Sven Black, Kristine Auigbelle, Carina Nilsson, The Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education   +15 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A major stakeholder in the lobbying efforts: the role of people who use drugs in the past and the current opioid crisis

BMC Public Health
Background Mass media campaigns have been effectively used in the past to shape public opinion on health. As the synthetic opioid epidemic sadly continues to take the lives of people across the globe, there is little information available on the power of
Ehsan Jozaghi, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

HCV RNA Quantification by a Domestic Commercial Assay: A Case Study among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam

Diagnostics, 2023
The desired performance of nucleic acid testing (NAT) may vary if used for disease diagnosis or for the evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of a treatment, although in most cases, the same assay is used.
Quynh Bach Thi Nhu, Linh Le Thi Thuy, Hong Thi Nguyen, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Delphine Rapoud, Catherine Quillet, Hong Thi Tran, Roselyne Vallo, Thanh Nham Thi Tuyet, Laurent Michel, Laurence Weiss, Philippe Vande Perre, Vinh Vu Hai, Nicolas Nagot, Oanh Khuat Thi Hai, Don Des Jarlais, Huong Thi Duong, Khue Pham Minh, Didier Laureillard, Jean-Pierre Molès   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of ecstasy/polydrug use on memory for associative information [PDF]

, 2012
Rationale Associative learning underpins behaviours that are fundamental to the everyday functioning of the individual. Evidence pointing to learning deficits in recreational drug users merits further examination.
A Klugman, A Miyake, AD Castel, AJ Sankoh, AJ Verdejo-García, BG Tabachnick, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, C Montgomery, Catharine Montgomery, DC Howell, Denis T. Gallagher, E Gouzoulis-Mayfrank, E O’Shea, F Indlekofer, G Jager, GMP Roberts, HC Fox, J Brown, J Cohen, J Lawston, J Raven, J Tanji, JE Fisk, JE Fisk, Jeannie Judge, John E. Fisk, JR Law, K McCardle, KI Bolla, L Messinis, M Moscovitch, M Moscovitch, M Wareing, MJ Morgan, MT Reinitz, MT Reinitz, N Solowij, NEA Kroll, Paul J. Taylor, PM Thompson, PN Murphy, RE Passingham, RH Logie, RJ Croft, RJ Croft, S Darke, Sarita J. Robinson, T Schilt, Y Sekine   +49 more
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping experiences of workplace stigma and discrimination within the lived-living experience of illicit drug use and bloodborne virus peer workforce: a scoping review

Harm Reduction Journal
Peer workers with lived-living experience of illicit drug use and/or bloodborne viruses are critical in linking community with health services and programs.
Shannon Christensen, Jacqui Richmond, Emma Beavon, Adrian Gorringe, Emily Adamson, Jack Wallace, Paul Armstrong, John Gobeil, Ele Morrison, Sione Crawford, Nadia Gavin, Mary Ellen Harrod, Charles Henderson, Alisa Pedrana, Louisa Walsh   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source