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Interpersonal relationships and drug use over time among homeless people: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Homelessness is one of the most severe forms of social exclusion and is an important public health issue. It is characterized by processes of weakening of interpersonal bonds.
Marília Ignácio de Espíndola, André Bedendo, Eroy Aparecida da Silva, Ana Regina Noto   +3 more
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Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients, providers, and staff

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2018
Background Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality that frequently go unidentified in medical settings. As part of a multi-phase study to implement electronic health record-integrated substance use screening in primary care ...
J. McNeely, Pritika C. Kumar, Traci R. Rieckmann, E. Sedlander, Sarah Farkas, Christine Chollak, J. Kannry, Aida Vega, E. Waite, Lauren Peccoralo, R. Rosenthal, D. McCarty, J. Rotrosen   +12 more
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Barriers and facilitators to injectable opioid agonist treatment engagement within a structural vulnerability context: a qualitative study of patient experiences in Vancouver, Canada

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Amidst a sustained drug poisoning crisis, there is growing recognition in Canada of the need to expand injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT).
Samara Mayer, Nadia Fairbairn, Al Fowler, Jade Boyd, Thomas Kerr, Ryan McNeil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A pilot study to assess the feasibility and impact of a brief motivational intervention on problem drug and alcohol use in adult mental health inpatient units : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Substance misuse in those with severe mental health problems is common and associated with poor engagement in treatment and treatment outcomes.
Birchwood, M. J., Clarke, Latoya, Copello, Alex, Freemantle, Nick, Graham, Hermine L., Griffith, Emma, McCrone, Paul, Rana, Arsal, Stefanidou, Chrysi A., Walsh, Kathryn   +9 more
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Identifying Early Warning Signs: Addressing Youth Substance Use [PDF]

, 2015
Of high school students 35 percent indicate they are current drinkers, 20 percent are binge drinkers, and 24 percent use marijuana. By the time they are seniors more than 20 percent will have used a prescription drug for a nonmedical purpose.

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The association between perceived stigma and substance use disorder treatment outcomes: a review

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2018
Substance use disorders (SUDs) take a heavy toll on those who have them and on society more broadly. These disorders are often difficult to treat, and relapse is common. Perhaps, because of these factors, these disorders are highly stigmatized worldwide.
K. Crapanzano, Rebecca Hammarlund, Bilal Ahmad, Natalie Hunsinger, Rumneet Kullar   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fentanyl assisted treatment: a possible role in the opioid overdose epidemic?

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019
Background The current opioid overdose epidemic affecting communities across North America is increasingly driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and its related analogues.
Geoff Bardwell, Evan Wood, Rupinder Brar
doaj   +1 more source

Sex differences in HIV effects on visual memory among substance-dependent individuals [PDF]

, 2016
HIV’s effects on episodic memory have not been compared systematically between male and female substance-dependent individuals. We administered the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised (BVMT–R) to 280 substance-dependent HIV+ and HIV– men and women ...
Gonzalez, Raul, Keutmann, Michael K., Maki, Pauline M., Martin, Eileen M., Rubin, Leah H., Vassileva, Jasmin   +5 more
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Implementation opportunities and challenges identified by key stakeholders in scaling up HIV Treatment as Prevention in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative study

Implementation Science Communications, 2020
Background The province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, was among the first jurisdictions to scale up HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to the population level, including funding and policy commitments that enhanced HIV testing efforts (e.g ...
Koharu Loulou Chayama, Ryan McNeil, Jean Shoveller, Will Small, Rod Knight   +4 more
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Is fentanyl in everything? Examining the unexpected occurrence of illicit opioids in British Columbia’s drug supply

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Illicit opioids, including fentanyl, are linked to unprecedented levels of overdose in Canada and elsewhere. The risks associated with illicit opioids can include high potency, unpredictable concentration and the unexpected presence in other ...
Bruce Wallace, Irene Shkolnikov, Collin Kielty, Derek Robinson, Lea Gozdzialski, Joshua Jai, Ava Margolese, Pablo Gonzalez-Nieto, Armin Saatchi, Lucas Abruzzi, Taelor Zarkovic, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source