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Principles of Harm Reduction for Young People Who Use Drugs

Pediatrics, 2021
In summarizing the proceedings of a longitudinal meeting of experts on substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, we review 2 principles of care related to harm reduction for young adults with substance use disorders. The first is that harm reduction services are critical to keeping young adults alive and healthy and can offer ...
Simeon D, Kimmel, Jessie M, Gaeta, Scott E, Hadland, Eliza, Hallett, Brandon D L, Marshall   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

HIV prevalence, related risk behaviors, and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Although HIV prevalence in Cambodia has declined to 0.6% among the general population, the prevalence remains high among female sex workers (14.0%) and men who have sex with men (2.3%).
Heng Sopheab, Chhorvann Chhea, Sovannary Tuot, Jonathan A. Muir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection, anti-HCV antibodies and HIV and knowledge among people who use drugs attending methadone therapy clinic in Tanzania; a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Methadone therapy clinics have been recently introduced in Tanzania, aiming at reducing risk behaviors and infection rates of viral hepatitis and HIV among people who use drugs.
Semvua B. Kilonzo, Daniel W. Gunda, David C. Majinge, Hyasinta Jaka, Paulina M. Manyiri, Fredrick Kalokola, Grahame Mtui, Elichilia R. Shao, Fatma A. Bakshi, Alex Stephano   +9 more
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The medical profession and stigma against people who use drugs [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2017
Corrigan et al [1][1] argue that stigma against people who use drugs is ‘in some ways socially, politically, and/or legally sanctioned’ and discuss this with reference to the criminal justice system, the workplace and health promotion strategies. How the medical profession, medical diagnosis,
Stephen K, Ginn, Edward, Clark
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Achieving HIV epidemic control through accelerating efforts to expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
The world is not on track to reach the majority of the UNAIDS 2025 targets, and people who inject drugs (PWID) continue to be left behind, hindered by counterproductive law enforcement practices, punitive laws, economic distress, and social stigma and ...
Lirica Nishimoto, Adaobi Lisa Olisa, Philip Imohi, Judy Chang, Chris Obermeyer, Dama Kabwali, Christopher Akolo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Since the emergence of fentanyl in the drug market, syringe services programs (SSPs) have been at the forefront of providing life-saving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips to people who use drugs (PWUD).
Nisha Beharie, Adelya Urmanche, Alex Harocopos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Efficacy and Safety of Bevacizumab/Irinotecan/Temozolomide (BIT) for Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma: The UK Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group Experience

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with high‐risk neuroblastoma who either are refractory to induction chemotherapy or relapse following multi‐modal treatment have a dismal prognosis. Based on data from the BEACON trial, since 2021 the UK national guidelines recommend bevacizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide (BIT) for patients with relapsed/refractory ...
Thomas J. Jackson, Menna Shamma, Upeka Senanayake, Shaimaa Sahmoud, Kathleen Duffin, Victoria Howard, David King, Ayesha Fathani, Blanche Lumb, Andrei Pobischan, Irum Latif Memon, Monzir Ahmed, Rhian Thomas, Gerard Millen, Yasmeen Alomari, Sucheta Vaidya, Lynley V. Marshall, Sally L. George, Ramya Ramanujachar, Juliet Gray, Paola Angelini   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background Occurring against the backdrop of an overdose crisis, stimulant use and stimulant-involved deaths in North America are increasing at an alarming rate.
Taylor Fleming, Allison Barker, Andrew Ivsins, Sheila Vakharia, Ryan McNeil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Another frontier for harm reduction: contraceptive needs of females who inject drugs in Estonia, a cross-sectional study

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Despite increasing contraceptive availability, unintended pregnancy remains a global problem. Developing strategies to reverse this trend and increasing occurrence of withdrawal syndrome among newborn children of females currently injecting ...
Anneli Uusküla, Mait Raag, Sigrid Vorobjov, Don Des Jarlais   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source