OBJECTIVE: To determine predictors of injection drug use cessation and subsequent
relapse among a cohort of injection drug users (IDUs). METHODS: IDUs in Baltimore, MD …

The objective of this study was to identify longitudinal patterns of injection drug use over 20
years in the AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) Study, a community-based …

Aims To determine the incidence of longterm injection cessation and its association with
residential relocation and neighborhood deprivation. Design ALIVE (AIDS Linked to the …

Aims To characterize factors associated with injection cessation, relapse and initiation.
Design The Madras Injection Drug User and AIDS Cohort Study (MIDACS) is a prospective …

BACKGROUND: Studies of injection drug use cessation have largely sampled adults in drug
treatment settings. Little is known about injection cessation and relapse among young …

Aims The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with sustained injection
cessation and to examine further the relationship between the occurrence of sustained …

The objective of this study was to characterize longitudinal patterns of drug injection
behavior for individuals and to identify their early determinants. Participants were 1,339 …

Aims To characterize mortality experience among those who only recently started injection.
Design Prospective study. Setting Independent study clinic within high drug use …

This article reports findings from a cohort study that investigated drug injection cessation
over an 18-month period among HIV-infected injecting drug users followed up in a clinical …

Objective: The goal of our study was to elucidate characteristics of persons likely to transition
into injection drug use so that an identifiable group with high-risk for blood-borne infection …