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Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: Latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review (2011 to 2020).

The International journal on drug policy, 2022
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV remain prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) and transmission is usually associated with injecting risk behaviour (IRB).
N. Palmateer, V. Hamill, A. Bergenstrom, Harriet Bloomfield, Lara Gordon, J. Stone, Hannah Fraser, T. Seyler, Yuejiao Duan, Richard Tran, Kirsten M. A. Trayner, Christopher Biggam, Shanley Smith, P. Vickerman, M. Hickman, S. Hutchinson   +15 more
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The epidemiology of viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs: Results of global systematic reviews

The Lancet, 2011
Background Injecting drug use (IDU) is an important risk for viral hepatitis transmission. Detailed, transparent estimates of the scale of the problem at regional and global levels have never been made.
Paul K. Nelson, Bradley M. Mathers, B. Cowie, H. Hagan, D. D. Jarlais, D. Horyniak, L. Degenhardt   +6 more
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Population-Level Health Effects of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Who Inject Drugs in US Cities.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2023
Importance At least 500 000 people in the US experience homelessness nightly. More than 30% of people experiencing homelessness also have a substance use disorder.
J. Barocas, S. Nall, Sarah Axelrath, Courtney Pladsen, Alaina P. Boyer, A. Kral, Ashley A. Meehan, Alexandra Savinkina, D. Peery, Michael Bien, C. Agnew-Brune, J. Goldshear, Joey Chiang, B. Linas, G. Gonsalves, R. Bluthenthal, E. Mosites   +16 more
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Accessible Hepatitis C Care for People Who Inject Drugs: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2022
Importance To achieve hepatitis C elimination, treatment programs need to engage, treat, and cure people who inject drugs. Objective To compare a low-threshold, nonstigmatizing hepatitis C treatment program that was colocated at a syringe service ...
Benjamin J Eckhardt, P. Mateu-Gelabert, Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez, C. Fong, S. Kapadia, Melinda Smith, B. Edlin, K. Marks   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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High levels of interest in access to free safer smoking equipment to reduce injection frequency among people who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Highlights • Seattle-area people who inject drugs were highly interested in free safer smoking equipment for drug consumption.• Despite this interest, and high levels of engagement with local syringe services programs, access to free safer smoking ...
Molly C. Reid, Thea Oliphant-Wells, C. Moreno, Jake Ketchum, Thomas Fitzpatrick, V. McMahan, S. Glick   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

“They look at us like junkies”: influences of drug use stigma on the healthcare engagement of people who inject drugs in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are a medically and socially vulnerable population with a high incidence of overdose, mental illness, and infections like HIV and hepatitis C.
Brandon Muncan, S. Walters, Jerel M. Ezell, D. Ompad   +3 more
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Interventions to increase linkage to care and adherence to treatment for hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and practical considerations from an expert panel consultation

The International journal on drug policy, 2022
Highlights • Integrated care and cooperation between service providers optimize the HCV care continuum among people who inject drugs.• Results suggest that people who inject drugs with HCV infection can be effectively linked and treated with direct ...
T. Schwarz, I. Horváth, Lydia Fenz, Irene Schmutterer, I. Rosian-Schikuta, Otilia Mardh   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source