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Addressing injecting drug use in Asia and Eastern Europe. [PDF]

, 2013
While the global HIV incidence dropped about 20% in the past 10 years, HIV incidences among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Asia and Europe continue to increase and to account for high proportions of new HIV infections among PWID globally.
Detels, Roger, Shi, Cynthia X, Wu, Zunyou   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Integration of a community-based harm reduction program into a safety net hospital: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Community-based harm reduction programs reduce morbidity and mortality associated with drug use. While hospital-based inpatient addiction consult services can also improve outcomes for patients using drugs, inpatient clinical care is often ...
Ghulam Karim Khan, Leah Harvey, Samantha Johnson, Paul Long, S. Kimmel, C. Pierre, M. Drainoni   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Not all screens are created equal: examination of surface features and other physical properties of commonly used screen materials for smoking drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Brass screens are considered an essential part of the safer drug smoking/inhalation supplies and are widely distributed by harm reduction programs in Canada.
Bradley J. Diak, Miroslav Miskovic, Nadia Zurba, Denise Beaumont   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) : learning from (policy) experiences across countries [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is internationally considered a harmful practice, it is increasingly being medicalized allegedly to reduce its negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in ...
Barrett, Hazel, Esho, Tammary, Leye, Els, Shamu, Simukai, Van Eekert, Nina   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Critical appraisal of the European Union Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) Preliminary Opinion on electronic cigarettes

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background In preparation for the 2021 revision of the European Union Tobacco Products Directive, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has posted its Preliminary Opinion on Electronic Cigarettes.
Renée O’Leary, Riccardo Polosa, Giovanni Li Volti, the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR)   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intersecting substance use treatment and harm reduction services: exploring the characteristics and service needs of a community-based sample of people who use drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Substance use treatment and harm reduction services are essential components of comprehensive strategies for reducing the harms of drug use and overdose.
N. Krawczyk, S. Allen, K. Schneider, Keisha T. Solomon, Hridika Shah, Miles Morris, S. Harris, S. Sherman, B. Saloner   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“They don’t go by the law around here”: law enforcement interactions after the legalization of syringe services programs in North Carolina

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background In 2016, the US state of North Carolina (NC) legalized syringe services programs (SSPs), providing limited immunity from misdemeanor syringe possession when law enforcement is presented documentation that syringes were obtained from an SSP ...
Brandon Morrissey, Tamera Hughes, Bayla Ostrach, Loftin Wilson, Reid Getty, Tonya L. Combs, Jesse Bennett, Jennifer J. Carroll   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological and transcriptome analysis reveals the differences in nitrate content between lamina and midrib of flue-cured tobacco

Scientific Reports, 2022
Nitrate is an important precursor of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) and a remarkable difference in nitrate accumulation between lamina and midrib of flue-cured tobacco has long been observed.
Yuqing Feng, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yafei Li, Jun Zhou, Yujing Li, Hongzhi Shi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The importance of drug checking outside the context of nightlife in Slovenia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background The main purpose of the research was to evaluate the implementation of the drug checking service in Slovenia and to obtain the opinion of users included in harm reduction programmes for high-risk drug users and of drug users in nightlife ...
Matej Sande, Simona Šabić
doaj   +1 more source

“They're causing more harm than good”: a qualitative study exploring racism in harm reduction through the experiences of racialized people who use drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Increased opioid-related morbidity and mortality in racialized communities has highlighted the intersectional nature of the drug policy crisis.
Parnika Godkhindi, Lisa Nussey, Tim O'Shea   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source