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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 +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 +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 .
Andriy Klepikov +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 +4 more
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023 Background In May 2022, Health Canada approved a three-year exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act decriminalizing possession of certain illegal substances for personal use among adults in the province of British Columbia.
Farihah Ali +5 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Pharmacotherapy is essential for the delivery of an equivalent standard of care in prison. Prescribing can be challenging due to the complex health needs of prisoners and the risk of misuse of prescription drugs.
Louise Durand +5 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023 Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among drug users presents an important public health problem; however, little recognition and few approaches to address this issue in Japan.
Ariyuki Kagaya +4 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 +8 more
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The intersectional risk environment of people who use drugs
Social Science & Medicine, 2019 Current conceptual models for examining the production of risk and harm (e.g. syndemics, 'risk environment') in substance use research have been fundamental in emphasizing broader environmental factors that shape health outcomes for people who use drugs (PWUD).
Alexandra B. Collins +3 more
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Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions for People Who Use Illicit Drugs [PDF]
Advances in Preventive Medicine, 2013 The World Drug Report of 2012 [1] reports that, globally, illicit drug use is a common occurrence and is a growing health problem in some regions. Global reporting estimates indicate that approximately 230 million people or 5% of the global adult population have used illicit drugs.
Kresina, Thomas F. +2 more
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