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Hospital Experiences of Dignity in People Who Inject Drugs

Journal of Addictions Nursing, 2023
Abstract Background Dignity is a complex concept necessary for the adequate treatment of patients in the healthcare setting. Autonomy, self-sufficiency, respect, and equality are concepts used to define dignity. Dignity has not been studied in people who inject drugs (PWID). Objective
Kimberly Dion, Stephanie Griggs, Jordan Murray, Sarah Friedman   +3 more
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Necrotic Upper-Extremity Infections in People Who Inject Drugs: A Case Series.

Journal of Hand Surgery-American Volume, 2023
PURPOSE Our institution has noted an increase in severe upper-extremity infections within the last 2 years. These patients have required transhumeral amputation.
Melissa C. Soderquist, Gabriel A. Delgado, H. Abdelfattah, J. Thoder, Mark K. Solarz   +4 more
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Outpatient Antimicrobial Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2020
This article reviews the changing epidemiology of infections associated with injection drug use, perceived barriers to care, features of successful programs for outpatient antimicrobial treatment, models of shared decision making at the time of discharge, and linkage to preventative care after antimicrobial completion.
Hermione, Hurley, Monica, Sikka, Timothy, Jenkins, Evelyn Villacorta, Cari, Alice, Thornton   +4 more
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Dealing With the Epidemic of Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs

Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022
North America is facing an opioid epidemic and growing illicit drug supply, contributing to growing numbers of injection drug use-related infective endocarditis (IDU-IE). Patients with IDU-IE have high early and late mortality. Patients with IDU-IE more commonly present with right-side IE compared with those with non-IDU IE, and a majority are a result
Dominique Vervoort, Kevin R. An, Malak Elbatarny, Derrick Y. Tam, Adam Quastel, Subodh Verma, Kim A. Connelly, Bobby Yanagawa, Stephen E. Fremes   +8 more
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Internalized Stigma Among People Who Inject Drugs

Substance Use & Misuse, 2016
Perceived experiences of stigma have been found to be associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes and engagement in risk practices among people who inject drugs. Yet the extent to which people internalize or accept the stigma surrounding their injecting drug use, and whether this is associated with risky injecting practices, is not well known.The aim ...
Cama, Elena, Brener, Loren, Wilson, Hannah, von Hippel, Courtney   +3 more
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Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The International journal on drug policy, 2022
BACKGROUND With the advent of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), the World Health Organization recommended a goal to eliminate HCV as a public health threat globally by 2030. With the majority of new and
E. Cunningham, Alice Wheeler, B. Hajarizadeh, C. French, R. Roche, A. Marshall, Guillaume Fontaine, Anna Conway, S. Bajis, B. M. Valencia, J. Presseau, J. Ward, L. Degenhardt, G. Dore, M. Hickman, P. Vickerman, J. Grebely   +16 more
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Declining prevalence of current HCV infection and increased treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage study.

The International journal on drug policy, 2022
BACKGROUND Evaluating trends in HCV treatment and prevalence is crucial for monitoring elimination. We evaluated the change in current infection and treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID) between 2018-2019 and 2019-2021. METHODS ETHOS Engage is
H. Valerio, M. Alavi, Anna Conway, D. Silk, C. Treloar, M. Martinello, A. Milat, A. Dunlop, C. Murray, C. Henderson, J. Amin, P. Read, P. Marks, L. Degenhardt, Ann E. Stevens, Bianca Prain, J. Hayllar, D. Reid, M. Montebello, Alexandra T Wade, M. Christmass, Victoria Cock, G. Dore, J. Grebely   +23 more
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Barriers and Facilitators to Primary Care Engagement for People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2022
Introduction: People who inject drugs (PWID) have greater burden of multimorbid chronic diseases than the general population. However, little attention has been paid to the engagement in primary care for services related specifically to injection drug ...
O. Heidari, Kayla N. Tormohlen, Derek T. Dangerfield, K. Tobin, J. Farley, S. Aronowitz   +5 more
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People with Hepatitis C Who Inject Drugs — Underserved, Not Undeserving

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
People 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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Investing in People Who Inject Drugs: A PrEPonderance of Opportunities

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2016
Bernard and colleagues' study highlights key points about PrEP for PWID, one of which is the staggering financial resources required.
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