Injecting drug use, the skin and vasculature [PDF]
Addiction, 2020 ABSTRACTDamage to the skin, subcutaneous tissues and blood vessels are among the most common health harms related to injecting drug use. From a limited range of early reports of injecting‐related skin and soft tissue damage there is now an increasing literature relating to new drugs, new contaminants and problems associated with unsafe injection ...
Roy Robertson +2 more
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Botulism due to Injection Drug Use
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2023 This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the diagnosis and management of wound botulism secondary to injection drug use.Botulism is a relatively rare cause of respiratory failure and descending weakness in the United States, caused by prevention of presynaptic acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction.
Hoffman, Timothy, Yee, Jennifer
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The extent of injection site infection in injecting drug users: findings from a national surveillance study. [PDF]
, 2010 Injection site infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) are associated with serious morbidity and healthcare costs. Factors associated with symptoms of these were examined through annual (2006-2008) unlinked-anonymous survey of IDUs in England, Wales ...
Marongiu, A +3 more
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Injecting behaviour and service use among young injectors in Albania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: This study examines socio-demographic profiles, injecting risk and use of health services among young injectors (15-24) in Albania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia.
Scutelniciuc, Otilia +5 more
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High-prevalence and high-estimated incidence of HIV infection among new injecting drug users in Estonia: need for large scale prevention programs. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine HIV risk behavior and HIV infection among new injectors in Tallinn, Estonia. Design and methods Data from two cross-sectional surveys of injecting drug users (IDUs) recruited from a syringe exchange program (N = 162, Study 1) or ...
Abel, Katri +9 more
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Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users in England and Wales (1992-2006): there and back again? [PDF]
, 2009 Changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence from 1992 to 2006 were examined by using 24,311 records from unlinked anonymous surveillance of injecting drug users in England and Wales.
Hope, Vivian D +10 more
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Tuberculosis, injecting drug use and integrated HIV-TB care: a review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and reduced retention in treatment. There is a need to document strategies for integrated delivery of HIV, TB and drug dependency care.
Grenfell, Pippa +6 more
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Spatial mapping of hepatitis C prevalence in recent injecting drug users in contact with services. [PDF]
, 2011 In developed countries the majority of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur in injecting drug users (IDUs) with prevalence in IDUs often high, but with wide geographical differences within countries.
Morongiu, A +17 more
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Injection site infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been associated with serious morbidity and health service costs in North America.
Ncube, F +9 more
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Exploring barriers to 'Respondent driven sampling' in sex worker and drug-injecting sex worker populations in Eastern Europe [PDF]
, 2006 Respondent driven sampling (RDS) has been used in several counties to sample injecting drug users, sex workers (SWs) and men who have sex with men and as a means of collecting behavioural and biological health data.
Platt, Lucy +20 more
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