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The Onset of Drug Injection Among Sex Partners of Injection Drug Users

AIDS Education and Prevention, 1998
HIV prevention interventions targeting noninjecting sex partners of drug injectors usually focus on sexual behaviors. This strategy may underestimate the likelihood that sex partners will begin injecting drugs and thereby greatly increase their exposure to HIV.
L J, Ouellet, A, Rahimian, W W, Wiebel
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Drug injection cessation among HIV-infected injecting drug users

Addictive Behaviors, 2004
This article reports findings from a cohort study that investigated drug injection cessation over an 18-month period among HIV-infected injecting drug users followed up in a clinical setting. At 18th month visit, individuals reporting persistent injection practices were compared with individuals who reported drug injection cessation for at least 12 ...
Anne-Déborah, Bouhnik, Maria Patrizia, Carrieri, Dominique, Rey, Bruno, Spire, Jean-Albert, Gastaut, Hervé, Gallais, Yolande, Obadia   +6 more
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Sex, HIV and the injecting drug user

British Journal of Addiction, 1992
AbstractThere is considerable evidence that drug injectors are reducing their HIV risk, but changes in syringe sharing behaviour have been greater than those in sexual risk behaviour. This paper reviews the literature on sexual risk behaviour in injecting drug users.
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Patterns of drug use and associated harms among rural injecting drug users: Comparisons with metropolitan injecting drug users

Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2006
AbstractObjective:  Given the harms associated with injecting drug use to both individuals and community and the paucity of such data from rural areas, the study aimed to compare: patterns of drug use, harms, and service access and utilisation among rural and metropolitan injecting drug users (IDU).
Carolyn, Day, Elizabeth, Conroy, Julia, Lowe, Jude, Page, Kate, Dolan   +4 more
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Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital

The Lancet, 2009
General hospital clinicians frequently deal with injecting drug users because substance use has diverse medical and psychiatric complications. Non-specialist clinicians often initiate management when specialist consultation is not available or accepted by the patient.
Paul S, Haber, Abdullah, Demirkol, Kezia, Lange, Bridin, Murnion   +3 more
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Interventions for Injecting Drug Users

2002
In response to the growing problem of transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users (IDUs) a variety of prevention interventions have been implemented in different parts of the world. Some of these interventions have been found effective in reducing as well as preventing transmission of HIV. A substantial body of empirical and theoretical evidence
Abu S. Abdul-Quader, Don C. Des Jarlais, Anindya Chatterjee, A. Elizabeth Hirky, Samuel R. Friedman   +4 more
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Response to Overdose Among Injection Drug Users

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2006
Drug overdose is a leading cause of mortality among illicit drug users. This study characterizes responses to overdose among injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore, Maryland, and identifies factors associated with medically inappropriate response.A cross-sectional survey was administered to 924 IDUs in an ongoing cohort study between August 2003 and ...
Robin A, Pollini, Lisa, McCall, Shruti H, Mehta, David D, Celentano, David, Vlahov, Steffanie A, Strathdee   +5 more
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Reliability of Interview Responses of Injecting Drug Users

Journal of Addictive Diseases, 1995
We compared 23 injecting drug users (IDUs) who were part of a larger study at retest periods of less than or greater than one month for test-retest reliability of their responses to a detailed questionnaire covering demographics, drug use, HIV risk behavior and attitudes and knowledge about HIV.
M W, Ross, A, Stowe, A, Wodak, J, Gold
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Predictors of Intoxicated Sex in Injecting Drug Users

Journal of Addictive Diseases, 1994
Transmission of HIV by sexual contact as well as through sharing of contaminated injection equipment is a source of viral spread from injecting drug users (IDUs). We report on an analysis of data from 1,245 IDUs interviewed in Sydney, Australia in which half of the respondents reported being intoxicated during sex for more than half of their sexual ...
M W, Ross, M, Kelaher, A, Wodak, J, Gold
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Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in injection drug users

Neurology, 1999
Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors are a critical component of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected persons. Several of these medications cause painful, dose-limiting peripheral neuropathy (PN), which may develop earlier and more intensely in persons with preexisting neuropathy.
A R, Berger, H H, Schaumburg, M N, Gourevitch, K, Freeman, S, Herskovitz, J C, Arezzo   +5 more
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