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A qualitative study on overdose response in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: how to spot someone so they never have to use alone

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Spotting is an informal practice among people who use drugs (PWUD) where they witness other people using drugs and respond if an overdose occurs.
Melissa Perri, Natalie Kaminski, Matthew Bonn, Gillian Kolla, Adrian Guta, Ahmed M. Bayoumi, Laurel Challacombe, Marilou Gagnon, Natasha Touesnard, Patrick McDougall, Carol Strike   +10 more
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Use of the “NYC Condom” among People Who Use Drugs [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 2013
We assessed awareness and use of the "NYC Condom" among persons who use heroin and cocaine in New York City. The NYC Condom distribution program is the largest free condom distribution program in the USA, with over 30 million condoms distributed per year.
Don C, Des Jarlais, Courtney, McKnight, Kamyar, Arasteh, Jonathan, Feelemyer, David, Perlman, Holly, Hagan, Hannah L F, Cooper   +6 more
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs: a global mapping of service delivery

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for all people at substantial risk of HIV as part of combination prevention.
Graham Shaw, Robin Schaefer, Heather-Marie A Schmidt, Annie Madden, Judy Chang, Antons Mozalevskis, Busisiwe Msimanga-Radebe, Nabeel Mangadan Konath, Annette Verster, Rachel Baggaley, Michelle Rodolph, Virginia Macdonald   +11 more
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Social and structural determinants of injecting-related bacterial and fungal infections among people who inject drugs: protocol for a mixed studies systematic review

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Injecting-related bacterial and fungal infections are a common complication among people who inject drugs (PWID), associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Dan Lewer, Magdalena Harris, Duncan Webster, Thomas D Brothers, Matthew Bonn   +4 more
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US drug overdose mortality: 2009–2018 increases affect young people who use drugs [PDF]

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020
Drug overdose mortality remains a public health concern in many countries globally. In the US, overdoses involving synthetic opioids are the primary contributor to overdose mortality. We aimed to assess trends in overdose death due to synthetic opioids among young people and describe key demographic and temporal changes.Data from the US National Vital ...
Dhruv S, Gaur, Brendan P, Jacka, Traci C, Green, Elizabeth A, Samuels, Scott E, Hadland, Maxwell S, Krieger, Jesse L, Yedinak, Brandon D L, Marshall   +7 more
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Decolonizing drug policy

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
This paper reviews evidence of how drug control has been used to uphold colonial power structures in select countries. It demonstrates the racist and xenophobic impact of drug control policy and proposes a path to move beyond oppressive systems and ...
Colleen Daniels, Aggrey Aluso, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Kojo Koram, Suchitra Rajagopalan, Imani Robinson, Shaun Shelly, Sam Shirley-Beavan, Tripti Tandon   +8 more
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Can Telemedicine Optimize the HCV Care Cascade in People Who Use Drugs? Features of an Innovative Decentralization Model and Comparison with Other Micro-Elimination Strategies

Biology, 2022
People who use drugs (PWUDs) are a crucial population in the global fight against viral hepatitis. The difficulties in linkage to care, the low adherence to therapy, the frequent loss to follow-up and the high risk of re-infection make the eradication ...
Riccardo Nevola, Valerio Rosato, Vincenza Conturso, Pasquale Perillo, Teresa Le Pera, Ferdinando Del Vecchio, Davide Mastrocinque, Annalisa Pappalardo, Simona Imbriani, Augusto Delle Femine, Alessia Piacevole, Ernesto Claar   +11 more
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Challenges in managing HIV in people who use drugs [PDF]

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2015
HIV management in people who use drugs (PWUD) is typically complex and challenging due to the presence of multiple medical and psychiatric comorbidities as well as social, physical, economic and legal factors that often disrupt the HIV continuum of care.
Adeeba, Kamarulzaman, Frederick L, Altice   +1 more
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Why a special issue of JIDC on tuberculosis and HIV among key populations in Ukraine?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
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Andriy Klepikov, Anton Basenko, Viktor Lyashko   +2 more
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COVID-19 and People Who Use Drugs - A Commentary

Health Behavior and Policy Review, 2020
People who use drugs (PWUD) face increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, but also elevated risk associated from injection drug use. We describe factors underlying their increased risk and identify mechanisms for reducing or minimizing rates of COVID-19 transmission and other health outcomes.Our commentary draws upon empirical data, governmental and ...
Suzan M, Walters, David W, Seal, Thomas J, Stopka, Megan E, Murphy, Wiley D, Jenkins   +4 more
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