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Exploring housing instability through a gender lens among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Housing instability contributes to harm among people who inject drugs (PWID). We examined determinants of varying levels of housing instability and explored gender differences in housing instability and associated determinants among PWID. Method We used baseline data from HEPCO, a community‐based cohort of PWID in Montreal, Canada
Farzaneh Vakili   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Maternal Heroine

open access: yesCultural Studies Review, 2013
There is a Chinese curse quoted in glib desk calendars that have a phrase for each day: ‘May you live in interesting times’. In fiction, maternity has not often been seen as terribly interesting, and in the real world having babies often stops a mother from writing, off and on and even for years.
openaire   +4 more sources

Trends in novel opioid use and detections in exposures and police drug seizures in New South Wales

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Novel opioids, including non‐medical and non‐opium‐based opioids such as fentanyl analogues and nitazenes, pose a significant risk of harm due to their high potency. There is little published data on novel opioid detections and harms in Australia, yet they are implicated in multiple deaths.
Janette L. Smith   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glutamate Release in the Nucleus Accumbens Core Is Necessary for Heroin Seeking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Long-term changes in glutamate transmission in the nucleus accumbens core (NAcore) contribute to the reinstatement of drug seeking after extinction of cocaine self-administration.
Kalivas, Peter W., LaLumiere, Ryan T.
core   +1 more source

Understanding Drug and Alcohol Staff Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators to Drug Checking: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Drug checking (i.e., whereby members of the public submit a drug sample for pharmacological analysis of the drug content) is an evidence‐based harm reduction tool. Despite this, the uptake of drug checking services by people who use drugs (PWUD) is often limited across different jurisdictions and types of services, highlighting ...
Nina Pocuca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying a Modified Version of the Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale in a Canadian Community Withdrawal Management Setting

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (SAWS) can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS) has been validated in general acute care environments, but its efficacy in withdrawal management settings remains underexplored. This study aimed to assess the utility of a modified
Hannah Crepeault   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heroin addiction among pregnant women and their newborn babies

open access: bronze, 1958
Samuel O. Krause   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

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