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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
openaire   +3 more sources

Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lancet Public Health, 2021
Summary Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and also have high levels of homelessness and unstable housing.
Chiedozie Arum, Hannah Fraser, A. A. Artenie, S. Bivegete, A. Trickey, M. Alary, J. Astemborski, J. Iversen, A. Lim, Louis MacGregor, M. Morris, J. Ong, L. Platt, Rachel Sack-Davis, D. V. van Santen, S. Solomon, V. Sypsa, J. Valencia, W. Van Den Boom, Josephine G. Walker, Z. Ward, J. Stone, P. Vickerman, Peter Kora Paul Kostyantyn Kanna Margaret Matthew Vivian Cherutich Debeck Dietze Dumchev Hayashi Hellard Hi, P. Cherutich, K. Debeck, P. Dietze, Kostyantyn V. Dumchev, K. Hayashi, M. Hellard, M. Hickman, V. Hope, A. Judd, M. Kåberg, A. Kurth, Pascale Leclerc, L. Maher, S. Mehta, K. Page, M. Prins, C. Todd, S. Strathdee   +41 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding intentionality of fentanyl use and drug overdose risk: findings from a mixed methods study of people who inject drugs in New York City

The International journal on drug policy, 2023
Background As the proportion of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl continues to increase in the US, monitoring exposure to and possible changes in intention to use fentanyl among people who use drugs (PWUD) is of great public health importance. This
C. McKnight, C. Weng, Marley Reynoso, Sarah Kimball, Lily M. Thompson, D. D. Jarlais   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers and enablers to testing for hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs – a scoping review of the qualitative evidence

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Injection drug use is the primary mode of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the developed world and guidelines recommend screening individuals with current or history of injection drug use for HCV; however, the majority of ...
Cathy Balsom, A. Farrell, Deborah V. Kelly   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Drug checking in the fentanyl era: utilization and interest among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California

The International journal on drug policy, 2023
Background In North America, overdose rates have steeply risen over the past five years, largely due to the ubiquity of illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the drug supply.
K. Bailey, D. Abramovitz, I. Artamonova, P. Davidson, Tara Stamos-Buesig, C. Vera, T. Patterson, J. Arredondo, Jessica Kattan, Luke Bergmann, Sayone Thihalolipavan, S. Strathdee, A. Bórquez   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of injecting drug use and HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lancet Global Health, 2023
BACKGROUND Considerable disease burden is attributed to injecting drug use (IDU). This regional systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of IDU and the characteristics of people who inject drugs in the 22 countries of the WHO ...
Ardavan Mohammad Aghaei, Jaleh Gholami, A. Sangchooli, Y. Rostam-Abadi, Sogol Olamazadeh, Maryam Ardeshir, Shahab Baheshmat, Behrang Shadloo, M. Taj, K. Saeed, A. Rahimi‐Movaghar   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global, regional, and country-level coverage of testing and treatment for HIV and hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review.

Lancet Global Health, 2023
BACKGROUND People who inject drugs are disproportionately affected by HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, while there is little global data on HIV and HCV testing and treatment coverage of this population.
B. Hajarizadeh, Abe Kairouz, Sophie Ottaviano, J. Ireland, Alex R. Willing, E. Cunningham, Paige Webb, Samantha Colledge-Frisby, Alice Wheeler, Janni Leung, L. Tran, Olivia H Price, P. Vickerman, Michael Farrell, Matthew Hickman, Gregory J Dore, Anne Bergenström, L. Degenhardt, J. Grebely   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people who inject drugs

Vaccine, 2023
Introduction We studied characteristics of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods Participants aged ≥18 years who injected drugs ≤1 month ago were recruited into a community-based cohort from October 2020 to September ...
S. Strathdee, D. Abramovitz, C. Vera, I. Artamonova, T. Patterson, Davey M. Smith, A. Chaillon, A. Bazzi   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review

Lancet Global Health, 2017
Summary Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.
L. Degenhardt, A. Peacock, Samantha Colledge, J. Leung, J. Grebely, P. Vickerman, J. Stone, E. Cunningham, A. Trickey, Kostyantyn V. Dumchev, M. Lynskey, P. Griffiths, R. Mattick, M. Hickman, S. Larney   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source