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Ten-year longitudinal study of incarceration among a community-based cohort of people who inject drugs [PDF]

Health & Justice
Background People who inject drugs are over-represented among incarcerated populations. However, there are few studies elucidating patterns of incarceration among people who inject drugs, especially among community-based cohorts.
Jocelyn Chan, Michael Curtis, Nico Clark, Matthew Hickman, Peter Higgs, Jocelyn Jones, Michael Livingston, Lisa Maher, Brendan Quinn, Ashleigh C Stewart, Jack Stone, James Trauer, Mark Stoové, Paul Dietze   +13 more
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Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs

PLoS ONE, 2022
Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local
Jacqueline Lim, Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Chris P Verschoor, Eric Lentz, Mark Loeb, Mitchell Levine, Marek Smieja, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Dale Kalina, Jean-Eric Tarride, Tim O’Shea, Anna Cvetkovic, Sarah van Gaalen, Aidan Reid Findlater, Robin Lennox, Carol Bassim, Cynthia Lokker, Elizabeth Alvarez   +17 more
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Effects of a social network intervention on HIV seroconversion among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: moderation by network gender composition

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Women who inject drugs in Ukraine are disproportionately burdened by HIV. To help address the needs of this population, a greater understanding of how interventions may uniquely benefit women who inject drugs is needed.
John Mark Wiginton, Robert Booth, Laramie R. Smith, Sajina Shakya, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Thomas L. Patterson, Eileen V. Pitpitan   +6 more
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Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Background: SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys can help characterize disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify gaps in population immunity. Data on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) are limited.
Eshan U. Patel, Shruti H. Mehta, Becky L. Genberg, Owen R. Baker, Catherine G. Schluth, Jacquie Astemborski, Reinaldo E. Fernandez, Thomas C. Quinn, Gregory D. Kirk, Oliver Laeyendecker   +9 more
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COVID-19 vaccine deliberation among people who inject drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at greater risk for severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to comorbid, chronic, medical conditions and structural inequities associated with housing instability and incarceration.
Camille C Cioffi, Derek Kosty, Sarah Nachbar, Christopher G Capron, Anne Marie Mauricio, Hannah F Tavalire   +5 more
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HIV among people who inject drugs in Hungary

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
Background Before 2014 (the year of closure of the two largest needle exchange programs in Hungary, which halved the number of available syringes in the country despite increased injecting risk practices) no HIV was reportedly acquired in Hungary among ...
András Ortutay, V. Anna Gyarmathy, Zsuzsa Marjanek, Károly Nagy, József Rácz, István Barcs   +5 more
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Access to needles and syringes and methadone maintenance therapy among people who inject drugs in Yangon, Myanmar: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Access to sterile needles, syringes and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is critical to reduce the prevalence of bloodborne virus infections among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Win Lei Yee, Bridget Draper, Kyi Thar Myint, Win Min, Hla Htay, Daniel O’Keefe, Margaret Hellard   +6 more
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Number of People who Inject Drugs in Son La, Vietnam: Population Size Estimation Based on Official Records

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2020
Aims: Estimated population sizes of key populations are critical for resource allocation as well as for monitoring program performance to prevent HIV infection.
Le Anh Tuan, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha, Quan Dinh Nguyen, Giang Tong Le, Duong Cong Thanh, Meade Morgan, Abu S. Abdul-Quader   +6 more
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Chronic unilateral groin pain in a young patient who injects drugs: a case report of needle fragment retentions

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background Subcutaneously retained needle fragments in people who inject drugs (PWIDs) are a possible cause of local symptoms, most commonly pain and infections. It remains unknown how common retained needle fragments are among PWIDs. Case presentation A
Heidi Laukkala, Otso Arponen, Mika O Murto, Olli PO Nevalainen   +3 more
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Report from the International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM), 17–18 November 2017, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: gaps and challenges in the WHO 2030 hepatitis C elimination framework

Journal of Virus Eradication, 2018
The current global burden of hepatitis C (HCV) is estimated at 71 million people. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that HCV could be eliminated as a public health threat by 2030.
Ste.phanie Popping, Manal El-Sayed, Jordan Feld, Angelos Hatzakis, Margaret Hellard, Olufunmilayo Lesi, Michael Ninburg, John Ward, Charles Boucher   +8 more
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