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Prevalence of tuberculosis among People Who Use Drugs 2000–2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

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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Impact of COVID-19 among people who use drugs: A qualitative study with harm reduction workers and people who use drugs [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Fatal drug overdoses in the USA hit historical records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, people who used drugs had greater odds of contracting COVID-19, increased drug use due to COVID-related stress, and heightened levels
Fiona N. Conway, Jake Samora, Katlyn Brinkley, Haelim Jeong, Nina Clinton, Kasey R. Claborn   +5 more
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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
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Fungal Infections in People Who Use Drugs. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Abstract Illicit drug use in the United States continues to rise, alongside an increasing number of severe infections associated with drug use. Surveillance studies report that 28%–34% of candidemia cases are linked to intravenous drug use, with Candida albicans being the most commonly isolated species, followed by Candida parapsilosis ...
Portugal Gonzales J, Ostrosky-Zeichner L.   +1 more
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Navigating an unpredictable supply: lived experiences of xylazine exposure among people who use drugs [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background As xylazine-adulterated opioids become more prevalent in the U.S., people who use drugs (PWUD) face growing risks from sedation, withdrawal, and wounds.
Raagini Jawa, Margaret Shang, Samia Ismail, Stephen Murray, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Yihao Zheng, Sarah Mackin, Kenny Washington, Pedro Alvarez, Jaime Dillon, Gary McMurtrie, Alexander Y. Walley, Jane M. Liebschutz   +12 more
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Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Drugs Introduction. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Marks L.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review [PDF]

Addiction, 2021
Abstract Background and Aims Drug checking services provide people who use drugs with chemical analysis results of their drug samples while simultaneously monitoring the unregulated drug market.
Nazlee Maghsoudi, Justine Tanguay, Kristy Scarfone, Indhu Rammohan, Carolyn Ziegler, Dan Werb, Ayden I. Scheim   +6 more
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A rapid review of current engagement strategies with people who use drugs in monitoring and reporting on substance use-related harms

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The Canadian drug supply has significantly increased in toxicity over the past few years, resulting in the worsening of the overdose crisis.
Melissa Perri, Triti Khorasheh, David Edward-Ooi Poon, Nat Kaminski, Sean LeBlanc, Leticia Mizon, Ashley Smoke, Carol Strike, Pamela Leece   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peer driven or driven peers? A rapid review of peer involvement of people who use drugs in HIV and harm reduction services in low- and middle-income countries

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Introduction Peer involvement of people who use drugs within HIV and harm reduction services is widely promoted yet under-utilised. Alongside political and financial barriers is a limited understanding of the roles, impacts, contexts and mechanisms for ...
Judy Chang, Shaun Shelly, Machteld Busz, Claudia Stoicescu, Arif Rachman Iryawan, Dinara Madybaeva, Yuri de Boer, Andy Guise   +7 more
doaj   +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
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