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A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to drug treatment services among people who inject drugs in west Virginia

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by Abigail K. Winiker, Kristin E. Schneider, Rebecca Hamilton White, Allison O’Rourke, Suzanne M. Grieb and Sean T. Allen

4d ago

The opioid overdose crisis in the USA has called for expanding access to evidence-based substance use treatment programs, yet many barriers limit the ability of people who inject drugs (PWID) to engage in thes ..read more

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Not all screens are created equal: examination of surface features and other physical properties of commonly used screen materials for smoking drugs

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by Bradley J. Diak, Miroslav Miskovic, Nadia Zurba and Denise Beaumont

2w ago

Brass screens are considered an essential part of the safer drug smoking/inhalation supplies and are widely distributed by harm reduction programs in Canada. However, the use of commercially available steel wo ..read more

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‘This is hardcore’: a qualitative study exploring service users’ experiences of Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) in Middlesbrough, England

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by Fleur Riley, Magdalena Harris, Hannah Louise Poulter, Helen J. Moore, Daniel Ahmed, Graham Towl and Tammi Walker

3w ago

Heroin-Assisted Treatment (HAT) is well evidenced internationally to improve health and social outcomes for people dependent on opioids who have not been helped by traditional treatment options. Despite this e ..read more

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The impact of JUUL market entry on cigarette sales: evidence from a major chain retailer in Canada

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by Yingying Xu, Anindya Sen, Tengjiao Chen, Christopher M. Harris and Shivaani Prakash

3w ago

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as the JUUL system, are nicotine products for adults who currently smoke cigarettes but are looking for an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Sales of ENDS ..read more

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Feasibility and acceptability of inserts promoting virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) in naloxone kits: a qualitative study

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by Fahad Safi, William Rioux, Nathan Rider, Barbara Fornssler, Stephanie Jones and S. Monty Ghosh

1M ago

In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, there have been efforts to develop novel harm reduction strategies alongside scaling of currently implemented programs. Virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) a ..read more

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COVID-19 vaccination and HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

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by Don C. Des Jarlais, Chenziheng Allen Weng, Jonathan Feelemyer and Courtney McKnight

1M ago

To examine COVID-19 vaccination and HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs (PWID) during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) in New York City (NYC ..read more

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Preloading with drugs before entry to the nighttime entertainment district: presentation, intoxication rates, and effects of police presence during assessment

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by Lee R. J. Hughes, Corey Allen and Grant J. Devilly

1M ago

Past research has either focused on alcohol or drug preloading before a night out, but not on the interaction between them. With increased risks of harm through interaction effects, we wished to build upon pre ..read more

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Controlled-release hydromorphone and risk of infection in adults: a systematic review

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by Andrea C. Tricco, Amanda Parker, Areej Hezam, Vera Nincic, Fatemeh Yazdi, Yonda Lai, Charmalee Harris, Zachary Bouck, Ahmed M. Bayoumi and Sharon E. Straus

1M ago

Preliminary evidence suggests that people who inject drugs (PWID) may be at an increased risk of developing infective endocarditis (IE), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and/or human immunodeficiency virus ..read more

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Community partner perspectives on the implementation of a novel safer supply program in Canada: a qualitative study of the MySafe Project

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by Manal Mansoor, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Andrew Ivsins and Geoff Bardwell

1M ago

The adulteration of the illicit drug supply with fentanyl and its analogues is driving the ongoing overdose crisis in North America. While various harm reduction interventions address overdose-related risks, t ..read more

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“The familiar taste of poison”: a qualitative study of multi-level motivations for stimulant use in sexual minority men living in South Florida

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by Leah Davis-Ewart, Ji-Young Lee, Michael Viamonte, Josè Colon-Burgos, Audrey Harkness, Mariano Kanamori, Dustin T. Duncan, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, Adam W. Carrico and Christian Grov

1M ago

In the US, stimulant use is associated with a 3–6 times greater rate of HIV seroconversion in sexual minority men (SMM) than in those who do not use stimulants. Annually, 1 in 3 SMM who HIV seroconvert will be ..read more

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