People who use drugs and the right to health [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalSupport for a human rights framework for drug policy has been growing for some years. This year, the UNODC published a chapter in the World Drug Report focussed on the right to health.
Alison Ritter, Liz Barrett
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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 +5 more
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Prevalence of tuberculosis among People Who Use Drugs 2000–2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundPeople 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 +4 more
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Identifying barriers to hepatitis B and delta screening, prevention, and linkage to care among people who use drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground People who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for blood-borne viruses, including hepatitis B (HBV) and delta (HDV). Despite the public health threats both viruses present, awareness remains low among at-risk communities and providers who ...
Beatrice Zovich +9 more
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Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalIntroduction Immediate access to naloxone is needed to prevent fatal opioid-related overdoses in the presence of fentanyl analogs saturating the opioid supply. Peer models engage impacted populations who are not accessing naloxone through standard venues,
Nikki M. Lewis +10 more
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Breaking the vicious cycle of delayed healthcare seeking for people who use drugs [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground People who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased mortality risk, yet they typically avoid healthcare settings due to stigma and shunning. Understanding the healthcare journey from the viewpoint of PWUD has been understudied, although it is ...
Zoi Papalamprakopoulou +7 more
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Natural Language Processing for Identification of Hospitalized People Who Use Drugs: Cohort Study. [PDF]
JMIR AISato T +7 more
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence ReportsBackground: Over 107,000 people died in the United States (U.S.) from drug overdose in 2022, with over one million overdose deaths since 1999. The U.S.
Leah C. Shaw +8 more
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Fungal Infections in People Who Use Drugs. [PDF]
Open Forum Infect DisAbstract 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 +1 more
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Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review [PDF]
Addiction, 2021 AbstractBackground and AimsDrug checking services provide people who use drugs with chemical analysis results of their drug samples while simultaneously monitoring the unregulated drug market. We sought to identify and synthesize literature on the following domains: (a) the influence of drug checking services on the behaviour of people who use drugs ...
Nazlee Maghsoudi +6 more
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