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Continued high prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among injecting and noninjecting drug users in Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2010
We estimated the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV infections among injecting and non-injecting drug users treated within public drug-treatment centres in Italy to determine the correlates of infection.
Laura Camoni, Vincenza Regine, Maria Cristina Salfa, Giovanni Nicoletti, Pietro Canuzzi, Natalia Magliocchetti, Giovanni Rezza, Barbara Suligoi   +7 more
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Injecting drug use via femoral vein puncture: preliminary findings of a point-of-care ultrasound service for opioid-dependent groin injectors in treatment

Harm Reduction Journal, 2012
Background Within the UK, injecting in the femoral vein (FV), often called 'groin injecting', is a serious cause of risk and harm. This study aimed to use ultrasound scanning as a means to engage groin injectors (GIs), examine their femoral injecting ...
Senbanjo Richard, Tipping Tracey, Hunt Neil, Strang John   +3 more
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When and how do individuals transition from regular drug use to injection drug use in Uganda? Findings from a rapid assessment

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background In Uganda, injection drug use is a growing but less studied problem. Preventing the transition to injection drug use may help prevent blood-borne viral transmission, but little is known about when and how people transition to injection drug ...
Matayo Baluku, Twaibu Wamala
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INJECTING DRUG USE AS A FACTOR CONTRIBUTES TO HIV-INFECTION

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2015
Purpose: to determine the nature of the impact of injecting drug use on cellular immunity and assessment of the importance of drug use as a factor contributing to HIV infection and aff ect the course of disease in HIV- positive patients.Materials and ...
Е. P. Stanko, S. A. Lyalikov, S. A. Igumnov, V. M. Cyrkunov, N. V. Matievskya   +4 more
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Rapid situational assessment of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya: a respondent driven sampling survey

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of People Who Inject Drug (PWIDs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS) was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing HIV prevalence and risk behaviors ...
Francis O. Oguya, Patrick R. Kenya, Francisca Ongecha, Patrick Mureithi, Helgar Musyoka, Nicholas Muraguri, Ben Mundia, Caleb Angira, Mohammed Shose, Taib A. Basheeb, Abdalla Ahmed Mohamed, John P. Oyore, Otieno G. Ochieng, Gabriel O. Dida, Saade Abdalla, Reychard Abdool   +15 more
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“Taking away the chaos”: a health needs assessment for people who inject drugs in public places in Glasgow, Scotland

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Public injecting of recreational drugs has been documented in a number of cities worldwide and was a key risk factor in a HIV outbreak in Glasgow, Scotland during 2015. We investigated the characteristics and health needs of people involved in
Emily J. Tweed, Mark Rodgers, Saket Priyadarshi, Emilia Crighton   +3 more
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My first time: initiation into injecting drug use in Manipur and Nagaland, north-east India

Harm Reduction Journal, 2007
Background The north-east Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland are two of the six high HIV prevalence states in the country, and the main route of HIV transmission is injecting drug use.
Langkham Biangtung, Hocking Jane, Singh Bangkim, Longleng Verity, Kermode Michelle, Crofts Nick   +5 more
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Patterns of and Rationale for the Co-use of Methamphetamine and Opioids: Findings From Qualitative Interviews in New Mexico and Nevada

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionMethamphetamine use and methamphetamine-involved deaths have increased dramatically since 2015, and opioid-related deaths now frequently involve methamphetamine.
Brittany D. Rhed, Robert W. Harding, Charles Marks, Katherine T. Wagner, Phillip Fiuty, Kimberly Page, Karla D. Wagner   +6 more
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Prevalence and predictors of self-reported risk behaviors among male injecting drug users

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: Unsafe injecting drug use is a documented risk factor for the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Harm reduction strategy aims at reducing this deleterious consequence. Objectives: To study the prevalence and predictors of
Deepak Sharma, Naveen Krishan Goel, Dinesh Kumar Walia, Meenal Madhukar Thakare, Vanita Gupta, Sandeep Mittal   +5 more
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CHALLENGES AND PARTICULARITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HIV-INFECTED INJECTING DRUG USERS [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Injecting drug use became during last decade a major health public issue, both in Romania and around the world. Incidence of HIV and viral hepatitis in injecting drug users (IDUs) has dramatically increased due to the appearance of new highly addictive
Irina Ianache, Cristiana Oprea
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