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Prescription drugs with potential for misuse in Irish prisons: analysis of national prison prescribing trends, by gender and history of opioid use disorder, 2012 to 2020

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, Eamon Keenan, Deirdre O’Reilly, Kathleen Bennett, Andy O’Hara, Gráinne Cousins   +5 more
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Evidence review of drug treatment services for people who are homeless and use drugs. [PDF]

, 2021
First paragraph: People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health, and are more likely to report problem substance use, than the general population.
Miler, Joanna, Parkes, Tessa, Sumnall, Harry, Masterton, Wendy, Jones, Lisa, Maden, Michelle, Carver, Hannah   +6 more
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Engaging patients who use alcohol and other drugs: a practical approach.

, 2023
BACKGROUND: The treatment of alcohol and other drugs (AOD)-related issues is an essential skill for all general practitioners (GPs). The ongoing harm and significant burden of disease experienced by people who use AOD, as well as the impact of this on ...
Macaulay, Shani, Grinzi, Paul, Slota-Kan, Simon   +2 more
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Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose Risk Reduction Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs

JAMA Network Open
This cohort study evaluates whether self-reported baseline fentanyl test strip use among people who use drugs was associated with overdose risk reduction behaviors and nonfatal overdose over a 28-day follow-up.
R. Vickers-Smith, K. Gelberg, J. Childerhose, Denise C. Babineau, Redonna K. Chandler, James L. David, Lauren D'Costa, Megan E. Dzurec, Barry Eggleston, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Laura C. Fanucchi, S. Fernandez, Jace Gilbert, L. Gilbert, Megan E. Hall, Brooke E. Hiltz, M. Konstan, Kathryn E. Lancaster, Beth S. Linas, Katherine R. Marks, Nichole Michaels, Jennifer Miles, Fernando Montero, Haley J Ramsey Harden, C. Roeber, Mary R. Russo, R. Taylor, Melissa A Theis, Jennifer Villani, E. Oga, N. El-Bassel, Sharon L. Walsh, B. Freisthler   +32 more
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“I Am Not a Junkie”: Social Categorization and Differentiation among People Who Use Drugs

The International journal on drug policy, 2023
Background Substance use stigma is a form of group-based exclusion, and delineating pathways from stigma to poor health requires a deeper understanding of the social dynamics of people who use drugs (PWUD).
Adams L. Sibley, Robin Baker, X. Levander, Alex Rains, S. Walters, Kerry Nolte, D. Colston, Hannah M. Piscalko, Christine A. Schalkoff, E. Bianchet, S. Chen, Patricia M. Dowd, Michael A Jaeb, P. Friedmann, R. Fredericksen, D. Seal, V. Go   +16 more
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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
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The use of alprazolam by people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review, 2011
AbstractIntroduction and Aims. In Australia, people who inject drugs (PWID) commonly report the use of benzodiazepines (BZDs). This paper explores the emerging use of alprazolam among PWID in Melbourne, Australia.Design and Methods. This study reports on 3 years of data collected through the Victorian Illicit Drug Reporting System (2008–2010 ...
Horyniak, Danielle, Reddel, Siobhan, Quinn, Brendan, Dietze, Paul   +3 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

SPLITTING & SHARING IN OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES: Survey Results

, 2021
Many people who use drugs buy together and split it amongst themselves, which we refer to as "splitting & sharing". While this is a common practice, restrictions related to splitting and sharing in overdose prevention services (OPS) or supervised ...
Touesnard, Natasha, Wertheimer, Sophie, Ranger, Corey, Ka Hon Chu, Sandra, Kolla, G, McDougall, Patrick, Bonn, M, Ranger, C, Bonn, Matthew, McDougall, P, Brière-Charest, Kim, Brière-Charest, K, Wertheimer, S, Fong, C, Fong, Clem, Ka Hon Chu, S, Kolla, Gillian, Touesnard, N   +17 more
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A Realist Review of How Community-Based Drug Checking Services Could Be Designed and Implemented to Promote Engagement of People Who Use Drugs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
With rising numbers of drug-related deaths in the UK and globally, exploration of interventions that seek to reduce drug-related harm is essential.
Wendy Masterton, Danilo Falzon, Gillian Burton, H. Carver, Bruce Wallace, Elizabeth V. Aston, H. Sumnall, F. Measham, R. Gittins, Vicki Craik, J. Schofield, Simon Little, T. Parkes   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source