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Psychiatric Comorbidity in People Who Inject Drugs
Psychiatric Annals, 2017Any lifetime history of injection drug use (IDU) is associated with markedly elevated rates of addiction to alcohol and other substances on a lifetime basis. In this population, substance use tends to manifest early in life, as do conduct problems such as school disciplinary problems, theft, fighting, and juvenile arrest.
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Xylazine Use Among People Who Inject Drugs, Philadelphia 2022
Journal of Addiction MedicineObjectives Xylazine is commonly mixed with illicit opioids in Philadelphia, and potential associations with wound issues, infectious diseases, and overdoses are of public health concern. We used data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Survey among persons who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Philadelphia to better identify ...
Marissa, Tan +6 more
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Acute infections in people who inject drugs
BMJ, 2022Neil Stevenson +3 more
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Pathways of drug use among people who inject drugs
2021This dissertation studies the contributing factors to illicit drug use behaviors by using a longitudinal, developmental perspective of drug use over the drug use career. The three component studies rely on the same data and similar methods to examine the contributions of drug type, individual, and contextual factors on multiple drug use outcomes among ...
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People with Hepatitis C Who Inject Drugs — Underserved, Not Undeserving
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020People with Hepatitis C Who Inject Drugs To reduce the burden of HCV, it will be important to expand harm reduction for people who inject drugs.
Gregory J, Dore, Stacey, Trooskin
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Perceptions about supervised injection facilities among people who inject drugs in Philadelphia
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for infectious diseases, skin and soft tissue infections, and overdose. However, these harms are all avoidable when sterile injection equipment, hygienic places to inject, and medical care are accessible. Unfortunately, many PWID in the U.S lack these resources. The most vulnerable are forced to inject in
Robert E, Harris +3 more
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Shooter’s Abscess: Foot Infections in People Who Inject Drugs
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical AssociationMusculoskeletal infections are common among people who inject drugs. Little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of skin and soft-tissue infections in this patient population, especially in the lower extremity. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics, bacterial pathogens, and clinical outcomes in adults with foot ...
Amanda L, Killeen +4 more
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Infectious Disease Complications in People Who Inject Drugs
Psychiatric Annals, 2017Injection drug use (IDU) is a complicated social and medical issue. Infectious diseases often affect morbidity and mortality in people who inject drugs and can complicate the management of comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions. The major complications of IDU include viral and bacterial infections, namely HIV, hepatitis B virus ...
Phillip P. Santoiemma +2 more
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Hepatitis C Treatment in People Who Inject Drugs
Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 2016The introduction of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapy for HCV has been a defining moment in medicine. These new medications have begun the discussion about potential hepatitis C elimination. In the developed world, the majority of new and existing hepatitis C infections occur among people who inject drugs.
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