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Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Drugs Introduction. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Marks L.
europepmc   +3 more sources

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
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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
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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source