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Income generating activities of people who inject drugs [PDF]

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007
Background Injection drug users (IDU) commonly generate income through prohibited activities, such as drug dealing and sex trade work, which carry significant risk. However, little is known about the IDU who engage in such activities and the role of active drug use in perpetuating this behavior.
DeBeck, Kora, Shannon, Kate, Wood, Evan, Li, Kathy, Montaner, Julio, Kerr, Thomas   +5 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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Caring for people who inject drugs when they are admitted to hospital [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2021
The number of people who inject drugs in Canada increased from 130 000 in 2011 to 171 900 in 2016.[1][1] Reported hospital admissions for patients with injection-associated infective endocarditis in Ontario increased 5-fold from 34 in 1997 to 176 in 2014.[2][2] Clinicians should use a ...
Brothers, Thomas D., Fraser, John, Webster, Duncan   +2 more
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Risk behavior among people who inject drugs [PDF]

European Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Background Addiction to illicit drugs is considered as medical condition requiring effective measures to prevent the disease and minimize harms of this addiction. Injecting drug use increases the risk for acquiring blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs (PWID).
J Lindert, M Jakubauskiene
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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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A step-wise approach to a national hepatitis C screening strategy in Malaysia to meet the WHO 2030 targets: proposed strategy, coverage, and costs [PDF]

, 2019
In Malaysia, more than 330 000 individuals are estimated to be chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), but less than 2% have been treated to date.
Azzeri, Amirah, Dahlui, Maznah, Hecht, Robert, Hiebert, Lindsey, McDonald, Scott A, Mohamed, Rosmawati, Shabaruddin, Fatiha, Soe-Lin, Shan, Syed Mansor, Syed Mukhtar   +8 more
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Dynamic modelling of hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs: a methodological review [PDF]

, 2014
Equipment sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a key risk factor in infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Both the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing HCV transmission in this population (such as opioid ...
Cousien, Anthony, Deuffic-Burban, Sylvie, Dhersin, Jean-Stephane, Jauffret-Roustide, Marie, Tran, Viet Chi, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan   +5 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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