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Policy briefing. Women who inject drugs and HIV: addressing specific needs. [PDF]

, 2014
Throughout the world, people who inject drugs (PWID) are all too familiar with stigmatization, vulnerability, marginalization and high risk for HIV. The situation is even worse for women who inject drugs (WID), who are often ignored and invisible ...

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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people who use substances: a case study in Tehran

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to manage infectious disease epidemics such as Covid-19. However, the low rates of vaccination in populations at risk including people using illicit substances, hinders the effectiveness of ...
Salah Eddin Karimi, Sina Amadi, Zahra Rampisheh, Batool Tayefi, Neda Soleimanvandiazar, Peter Higgs, Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi, Ahmad Hajebi, Marzieh Nojomi, Gelavizh Karimijavan   +9 more
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The Overdose Risk Environment for People Who Inject Drugs Transitioning From Prison to Community in Australia

People who inject drugs (PWID) face disproportionately high rates of drug overdose in the first few weeks post-release from prison, which may be exacerbated by lack of access to healthcare and harm reduction resources.
Kill, Emma, Rogers-Perazzo, Kahlil, Reeve, Steph, Piatkowski, Timothy, Cooper, Emily   +4 more
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Dismantling Barriers to Hepatitis B and Delta Screening, Prevention, and Linkage to Care among the PWUD Community in Philadelphia

Viruses
The prevalence of hepatitis B and delta viruses (HBV/HDV) among people who use drugs (PWUD) remains largely unknown. In the context of one Philadelphia-based harm reduction organization (HRO), this study aimed to assess HBV/HDV prevalence and facilitate ...
Beatrice Zovich, Catherine Freeland, Holly Moore, Kara Sapp, Anousha Qureshi, Rachel Holbert, Jason Zambrano, Daljinder Bhangoo, Chari Cohen, Richard W. Hass, Amy Jessop   +10 more
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Continuing neglect of people who inject drugs [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2016
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Recent alcohol use among a sample of people who inject drugs, Darwin, NT, 2018-2022. [PDF]

, 2023
King, Cate ; https://orcid.org/, Sutherland, Rachel ; https://orcid.org/, Peacock, Amy   +2 more
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Prevalence of tuberculosis among People Who Use Drugs 2000–2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundPeople who use drugs (PWUD) are at a higher risk of developing tuberculosis (TB); however, there is no clear evidence to determine the prevalence of TB in this group accurately.
W. S. Ngowi, O. O. Mandizadza, Minyan Wang, W. T. Shao, Conghua Ji   +4 more
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Vaccination coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs may be at excess risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases and negative associated health outcomes, but experience barriers to vaccination.
Price, O, Degenhardt, L, Peacock, A, Swanton, R, Hajarizadeh, B, Webb, P, Grebely, J, Vickerman, P, Dore, GJ, Cowie, BC   +9 more
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Pharmacy Access to Sterile Injection Supplies for People Who Inject Drugs

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2021
Barnett, Brian S., Morris, Nathaniel P.
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Gender and Drug Use Discrimination Among People Who Inject Drugs: An Intersectional Approach Using the COSINUS Cohort

Ilhame Anwar,1 Aissatou Faye,1 Jessica Pereira Gonçalves,1 Laélia Briand Madrid,1 Gwenaëlle Maradan,2 Laurence Lalanne,3,4,* Marie Jauffret-Roustide,5– 7,* Marc Auriacombe,8– 10,* Perrine Roux1 1Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, IRD, SESSTIM ...
Anwar I, Roux P, Auriacombe M, Briand Madrid L, Jauffret-Roustide M, Maradan G, Faye A, Lalanne L, Pereira Gonçalves J   +8 more
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