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Food access among people who inject drugs in West Virginia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background The substance use epidemic in the United States continues to drive high levels of morbidity and mortality, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Saba Rouhani, Sean T. Allen, Sara Whaley, Rebecca Hamilton White, Allison O’Rourke, Kristin E. Schneider, Michael E. Kilkenny, Brian W. Weir, Susan G. Sherman   +8 more
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Strategies to maximise study retention and limit attrition bias in a prospective cohort study of men reporting a history of injecting drug use released from prison: the prison and transition health study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background There are significant challenges associated with studies of people released from custodial settings, including loss to follow-up in the community. Interpretation of findings with consideration of differences between those followed up and those
Ashleigh Cara Stewart, Reece Cossar, Shelley Walker, Anna Lee Wilkinson, Brendan Quinn, Paul Dietze, Rebecca Winter, Amy Kirwan, Michael Curtis, James R. P. Ogloff, Stuart Kinner, Campbell Aitken, Tony Butler, Emma Woods, Mark Stoové   +14 more
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Preferences and acceptability of law enforcement initiated referrals for people who inject drugs: a mixed methods analysis

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background Law enforcement officers (LEOs) come into frequent contact with people who inject drugs (PWID). Through service referrals, LEOs may facilitate PWID engagement in harm reduction, substance use treatment, and other health and supportive services.
Gabriella K. Olgin, Annick Bórquez, Pieter Baker, Erika Clairgue, Mario Morales, Arnulfo Bañuelos, Jaime Arredondo, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Steffanie Strathdee, Leo Beletsky, Javier A. Cepeda   +10 more
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The effect of public health-oriented drug law reform on HIV incidence in people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico: an epidemic modelling study

The Lancet Public Health, 2018
Summary: Background: As countries embark on public health-oriented drug law reform, health impact evaluations are needed. In 2012, Mexico mandated the narcomenudeo reform, which depenalised the possession of small amounts of drugs and instituted drug ...
Annick Borquez, PhD, Leo Beletsky, JD, Bohdan Nosyk, PhD, Steffanie A Strathdee, ProfPhD, Alejandro Madrazo, ProfJSD, Daniela Abramovitz, MS, Claudia Rafful, PhD, Mario Morales, MA, Javier Cepeda, PhD, Dimitra Panagiotoglou, PhD, Emanuel Krebs, MA, Peter Vickerman, ProfDPhil, Marie Claude Boily, ProfPhD, Nicholas Thomson, PhD, Natasha K Martin, DPhil   +14 more
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Applying the Infectious Diseases Literature to People who Inject Drugs

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2020
People who inject drugs (PWID) presenting with injection drug use-associated infections are an understudied population excluded from most prospective infectious disease (ID) clinical trials. Careful application of the existing ID literature to PWID must consider their unique medical, psychological, and social challenges. Identification and treatment of
David P, Serota, Teresa A, Chueng, Marcos C, Schechter   +2 more
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People who inject drugs: infection risks, guidance and data.

, 2017
People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to a wide range of viral and bacterial infections. These infections can result in high levels of illness and in death.

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Overdose Prevention Behaviors and the Rural Risk Environment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: The entire United States has felt the effects of the overdose epidemic, but rural Appalachia has experienced disproportionate overdose deaths.
Teel, Jody
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The impact of pluralistic ignorance on the provision of health care for people who inject drugs

, 2015
Health workers who work with people who inject drugs may believe that their colleagues hold less favorable attitudes toward health services for people who inject drugs than themselves - a phenomenon termed pluralistic ignorance.
Horwitz, Robyn, von Hippel, Courtney, Hamwood, Jade, Brener, Loren   +3 more
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Coverage of sterile syringes programs for people who inject drugs.

, 2019
Coverage of sterile syringes programs for people who inject drugs.
Brandon Marshall (3759904), Steffanie A. Strathdee (238019), Carlos Del Rio (6755927), Dimitra Panagiotoglou (6755924), Julia Dombrowski (6755930), Lisa Metsch (3858550), Emanuel Krebs (6755918), Matthew Golden (6755933), Bohdan Nosyk (118015), Benjamin Enns (6755921), Xiao Zang (3366035), Reuben Granich (183798), Shruti H. Mehta (278513), Bruce R. Schackman (343666), Linwei Wang (6297932), Daniel J. Feaster (4258084)   +15 more
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Reported xylazine exposure highly associated with overdose outcomes in a rapid community assessment among people who inject drugs in Baltimore

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Addressing xylazine harms are now a critical harm reduction priority, but relatively little epidemiological information exists to determine prevalence, magnitude, and correlates of xylazine use or related outcomes. Methods We conducted a rapid
Danielle German, Becky Genberg, Olivia Sugarman, Brendon Saloner, Anne Sawyer, Jennifer L. Glick, Molly Gribbin, Colin Flynn   +7 more
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