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Hepatitis C virus risk among young people who inject drugs

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundInjection drug use (IDU) is the leading risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in the U.S. While the general risk factors for HCV transmission are known, there is limited work on how these factors interact and impact young people ...
Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Nasim S. Sabounchi, Honoria Guarino, Courtney Ciervo, Kellie Joseph, Benjamin J. Eckhardt, Chunki Fong, Shashi N. Kapadia, Terry T. K. Huang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healthcare avoidance by people who inject drugs in Bangkok, Thailand [PDF]

Journal of Public Health, 2015
Although people who inject drugs (IDU) often contend with various health-related harms, timely access to health care among this population remains low. We sought to identify specific individual, social and structural factors constraining healthcare access among IDU in Bangkok, Thailand.Data were derived from a community-recruited sample of IDU ...
A J, Heath, T, Kerr, L, Ti, K, Kaplan, P, Suwannawong, E, Wood, K, Hayashi   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A qualitative study exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) and drug service provision in the UK: PWID and service provider perspectives

medRxiv, 2022
Background: People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are subject to distinct socio-structural inequalities that can expose them to high risks of COVID -19 transmission and related health and social complications.
Tom May, J. Dawes, D. Fancourt, A. Burton   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of COVID-19 on people who inject drugs in New York City: increased risk and decreased access to services

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background While people who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to the adverse outcomes of events like COVID-19, little is known regarding the impact of the current pandemic on PWID.
Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez, P. Mateu-Gelabert, C. Fong, Benjamin J Eckhardt, S. Kapadia, K. Marks   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology of acute infections in people who inject drugs in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2023
AbstractIssuesPeople who inject drugs are at risk of acute infections, such as skin and soft tissue infections, infective endocarditis, bone and joint infections and bloodstream infections. There has been an increase in these infections in people who inject drugs internationally over the past 10 years. However, the local data regarding acute infections
Lucy O. Attwood, Daniel O'Keefe, Peter Higgs, Olga Vujovic, Joseph S. Doyle, Andrew J. Stewardson   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

HIV among people who inject drugs in India: a systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2022
Little is known about the epidemiology of HIV infection among HIV positive people who inject drugs (PWID) in India. Injecting drug use has emerged as an important route of HIV transmission in India. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic
L. N. Pachuau, Caterina Tannous, M. V. Dhami, K. Agho   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Managing physical health problems in people who inject drugs [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2015
GPs have an important role in addressing the physical health complications of illicit drug use and in particular in people who inject drugs (PWID). Managing these morbidities is within the remit of every GP and does not require any special interest or knowledge.1 A balance will need to be struck between trying to accomplish too much in a single visit ...
O'Donnell, Patrick, Lawson, Euan Malcolm
openaire   +2 more sources

Changes in injecting versus smoking heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California, 2020–2023

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Background: Amidst an increasingly toxic drug supply in North America, people who inject drugs may be transitioning to smoking them. We aimed to assess changes in injecting and smoking opioids and methamphetamine among a cohort of people who inject drugs
W. Eger, D. Abramovitz, Angela R Bazzi, A. Bórquez, C. Vera, A. Harvey-Vera, J. R. Friedman, Steffanie A. Strathdee   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
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People Who Inject Drugs in Mozambique: We need to normalize HIV treatment and care services in specialized community centers for people who inject drugs!

Harm Reduction Journal
Globally, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have limited healthcare, treatment, and prevention services, and they frequently experience stigma and negative attitudes toward healthcare providers when accessing services.
Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Auria Ribeiro Banze, Jessica Seleme, Makini Boothe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source