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Transition from First Drug Use to Regular Injection among People Who Inject Drugs in Iran [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2018
Background: The study aimed to evaluate the interval between first drug use and regular injection and factors associated with transition from first injection into premature regular injection among people who inject drugs (PWIDs).Methods: In a multicenter
Masoomeh Koozegar, Armita Shahesmaeili, Mehdi Noroozi   +2 more
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Sociodemographic and clinical profile of drug treatment seekers attending the State Psychiatric Hospital and Drug De-addiction Center at Agartala, Tripura

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Substance use disorders have become a widespread public health problem, especially in the northeastern states, and limited studies have been undertaken to reflect the picture of the same.
Udayan Majumder, Joysree Das, Swapan Chandra Barman, Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Bimal Krishna Bhowmic   +4 more
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Patterns and sociodemographic characteristics of substance abuse among hepatitis C virus-infected patients in Iraq: a cross-sectional study

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Background Substance use disorders are a widely recognized problem among hepatitis C-infected patients; moreover, substance abuse by intravenous injection is a common mode of transmission of the hepatitis C virus worldwide. The frequency of substance use
Noor Ali Hasan, Nesif Al-Hemiary
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Reemergence of Intravenous Drug Use as Risk Factor for Candidemia, Massachusetts, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
The epidemic of illicit intravenous drug use (IVDU) in the United States has been accompanied by a surge in drug overdose deaths and infectious sequelae.
Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, Anamika Dutta, Shannon Stock, Sunkaru Touray, Richard T. Ellison, Stuart M. Levitz   +5 more
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Psychiatric and Medical Co-morbidities among the substance abusers presenting at Patna Medical college- A clinical study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: The link between hazardous types of illegal drug use and significant public health issues is a critical issue for national and international drug policy. There are several negative health effects connected with drug use, with the avoidance of
Vivek Pratap Singh , Abhishek Pratap Singh , Narendra Pratap Singh   +2 more
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Self-injecting non-prescribed substances into vascular access devices: a case study of one health system’s ongoing journey from clinical concern to practice and policy response

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Overdose-associated deaths and morbidity related to substance use is a global public health emergency with devastating social and economic costs.
Jocelyn Chase, Melissa Nicholson, Elizabeth Dogherty, Emma Garrod, Jocelyn Hill, Rupinder Brar, Victoria Weaver, William J. Connors   +7 more
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Clinical ultrasonography in patients who inject drugs (the CUPID protocol): an illustrated case series

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
In 2017, there were ≈47,600 opioid overdose‐related deaths in the United States. US emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdose increased by 30% between July 2016 and September 2017.2 The current US opioid epidemic makes it critical ...
Stephanie C. DeMasi, Laura E. Goyack, Erin F. Shufflebarger, Erik P. Hess, Rachel M. Skains, Maxwell A. Thompson, Samuel Luke Burleson, John P. Gullett, David C. Pigott   +8 more
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Individual and structural correlates of willingness for intravenous buprenorphine treatment among people who inject sublingual buprenorphine in France

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Some people do not benefit from oral administration of opioid agonist treatment, and an intravenous (IV) formulation may be more suitable. Our objective was to evaluate the willingness of people who regularly inject sublingual buprenorphine to
Salim Mezaache, Patrizia Carrieri, Laélia Briand-Madrid, Virginie Laporte, Alain Morel, Daniela Rojas Castro, Perrine Roux   +6 more
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HIV education in a Siberian prison colony for drug dependent males

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2004
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of an HIV peer training program conducted in a colony for drug dependent male prisoners in Siberia, Russia. Method Questionnaires were used to collect data pre and post peer training sessions.
White Bethany, Bijl Murdo, Dolan Kate A
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AIDS incidence and mortality in injecting drug users: the AjUDE-Brasil II Project

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2006
This paper presents AIDS incidence and mortality among injecting drug users (IDUs) reached by the AjUDE-Brasil II Project. From a cross-sectional survey, 478 IDUs were interviewed in three Brazilian cities: Porto Alegre, São José do Rio Preto, and Itajaí.
Cardoso Mauro Nogueira, Caiaffa Waleska Teixeira, Mingoti Sueli Aparecida   +2 more
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