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Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose Risk Reduction Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs.

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Vickers-Smith RA, Gelberg KH, Childerhose JE, Babineau DC, Chandler R, David JL, D'Costa L, Dzurec M, Eggleston B, Fallin-Bennett A, Fanucchi LC, Fernandez S, Gilbert J, Gilbert L, Hall ME, Hiltz BE, Konstan MW, Lancaster KE, Linas B, Marks KR, Michaels N, Miles J, Montero F, Ramsey Harden HJ, Roeber C, Russo MR, Taylor R, Theis MA, Villani J, Oga E, El-Bassel N, Walsh SL, Freisthler B.   +32 more
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Psychological distress among Cambodian people who use drugs

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2019
AbstractIntroduction and AimsPeople who use drugs (PWUD) face several mental health problems. This report aims to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with psychological distress among Cambodian PWUD.Design and MethodsData used in our analysis were from the national survey of 1626 PWUD recruited through respondent‐driven sampling method in ...
Heng Sopheab, Sovanthida Suy, Chhorvann Chhea, Sophal Chhit, Phalkun Mun, Thanh C. Bui   +5 more
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People who use drugs, HIV, and human rights

The Lancet, 2010
We reviewed evidence from more than 900 studies and reports on the link between human rights abuses experienced by people who use drugs and vulnerability to HIV infection and access to services. Published work documents widespread abuses of human rights, which increase vulnerability to HIV infection and negatively affect delivery of HIV programmes ...
Ralf, Jürgens, Joanne, Csete, Joseph J, Amon, Stefan, Baral, Chris, Beyrer   +4 more
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Harm Reduction Strategies for People Who Use Drugs

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This JAMA Insights explores harm reduction strategies for people who use drugs and the clinicians who treat them to help reduce the risk of unintentional drug overdose and infection.
Ruchi V, Shah, Joseph, Shay, Miriam, Komaromy   +2 more
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Pathways of drug use among people who inject drugs

2021
This dissertation studies the contributing factors to illicit drug use behaviors by using a longitudinal, developmental perspective of drug use over the drug use career. The three component studies rely on the same data and similar methods to examine the contributions of drug type, individual, and contextual factors on multiple drug use outcomes among ...
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Pentazocine use among people who inject drugs in India

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2015
Data regarding prevalence of Pentazocine use is sparse and intervention strategies aimed at it are meager. In view of the fact that Pentazocine has significant abuse potential contrary to what was earlier thought, along with the actuality that people who use injectable Pentazocine are at risk of various complications as HIV, this domain needs more ...
Aditya Pawar, Aarya Krishnan Rajalakshmi, Ravi Prakash Upadhyay   +2 more
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Xylazine informational flyer for people who use drugs

2021
In February 2021, the North Carolina Survivors Union and the Opioid Data Lab detected a substance called xylazine alongside heroin, fentanyl, and some sugars (a common filler). Xylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer that causes central nervous system depression.
Figgatt, Mary, Vincent, Louise, Dasgupta, Nabarun   +2 more
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Drug checking use and interest among people who inject drugs in Toronto, Canada

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022
Drug checking services (DCS) provide information on drug composition to inform consumption practices and monitor unregulated drug markets. We sought to identify correlates of recent informal DCS use (e.g., fentanyl test strips) and willingness to use a formal DCS (co-located within a supervised consumption site and employing laboratory-based analyses ...
Indhu Rammohan, Zachary Bouck, Sufiat Fusigboye, Jeanette Bowles, Karen McDonald, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Ayden Scheim, Dan Werb   +7 more
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Non‐medical prescription opioid use and in‐hospital illicit drug use among people who use drugs

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2021
AbstractIntroductionIllicit drug use while admitted to hospital is common amongst people who use drugs. Furthermore, non‐medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) is increasingly being used by this population. This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between NMPOU and having ever reported using illicit drugs in the hospital.MethodsThis ...
Gurjit S. Parmar, Kanna Hayashi, Seonaid Nolan, M.‐J. Milloy, Kora DeBeck, Hennady P. Shulha, Thomas Kerr, Lianping Ti   +7 more
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General Beliefs About Illicit Drug Use and Stigma: Perspective of People Who Use Illicit Drugs

Community Mental Health Journal, 2022
People who use illicit drugs are continuously subjected to harsh stigmatization from society. This study explores the perspectives of people who use illicit drugs, specifically their general beliefs about illicit drug use and related stigma. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used, combining quantitative and qualitative methods.
Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura, Bruna Sordi Carrara, Raquel Helena Hernandez Fernandes, Sireesha Jennifer Bobbili, Samira Janis Eugênio, Stefany Guimarães de Ávila Domingos, Paulo Sergio Ferreira   +6 more
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