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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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Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Angela Giaquinto +2 more
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HCV in people who inject drugs: a neglected epidemic
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2015Avina, Sarna, Samiran, Panda
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Contextualising HCV Reinfection Amongst People Who Inject Drugs
Background As direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have been scaled up, HCV reinfection has also risen. There are extensive quantitative studies focusing on HCV reinfection in the DAA era, however qualitative studies are lacking. A scoping review was conducted which found seven studies relating to people with lived/living experience of reinfection. A secondopenaire +1 more source
Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Lancet, The, 2008Bradley M Mathers +2 more
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