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Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 Background North America and other parts of the globe are in the midst of a public health emergency related to opioid overdoses and a highly contaminated illicit drug supply.
Trevor Goodyear +4 more
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An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health
Health Research Policy and SystemsThe Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has a mandate to provide national leadership in evidence-informed analysis and knowledge mobilization to advance solutions that reduce substance-related harms. Doing this work effectively requires
Sheena Taha +5 more
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Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023 Background Lower-risk substance use guidelines (LRSUGs) are an evidence-based harm reduction strategy used to provide information to people who use drugs so they can reduce harms associated with substance use.
Zakkaery R. Moebes +3 more
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Community context and individual factors associated with arrests among young men in a South African township. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundIn high-income countries, individual- and community-level factors are associated with increased contact with the criminal justice system. However, little is known about how these factors contribute to the risk of arrest in South Africa, which ...
Bantjes, Jason +8 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2017 Background The distribution of take-home naloxone (THN) kits has been an important strategy in reducing overdose fatalities among people who use drugs. However, little is known about the use of THN among youth who are street-involved.
Julia Goldman-Hasbun +5 more
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Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Entering Substance Abuse Treatment: Comparisons to Heterosexual Clients [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: This study evaluated whether sexual orientation-specific differences in substance use behaviors exist among adults entering substance abuse treatment. Method: Admissions records (July 2007–December 2009) were examined for treatment programs in
Flentje, Annesa +2 more
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Substance use among individuals with intellectual disabilities living independently in Flanders [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Over the past decades, there has been increased scientific and clinical interest in substance use among individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Despite raised interest and awareness in the topic, lack of supportive data on prevalence
Claes, Claudia +5 more
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The neurobiology of impulsivity and substance use disorders: implications for treatment
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2018 Impulsivity is strongly associated with substance use disorders (SUDs). Our review discusses impulsivity as an underlying vulnerability marker for SUDs, and treatment of co‐occurring impulsivity in SUDs. Three factors should be considered for the complex
K. Kozak +5 more
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Involuntary discharge from drug or alcohol treatment programs in Vancouver, Canada
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Retention in substance use treatment is essential to treatment success. While programmatic factors are known to influence retention, less is known about the role of involuntary discharges from drug or alcohol treatment programs.
Kat Gallant +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2018 Background Disparities in the prevalence of HIV persist in the southern United States, and young African American women have a disproportionate burden of HIV as compared with young women of other racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Felicia A. Browne +7 more
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