Background Benzodiazepine misuse is a growing public health problem, with increases in
benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths and emergency room visits in recent years …

Alcohol use is common among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In
this narrative review, we describe literature regarding alcohol's impact on transmission, care …

Objectives: Drug overdose (OD) deaths have been increasing over the past 20 years.
Although risk factors for drug OD have been identified in adult populations, less is known …

Background Methamphetamine use is associated with a range of poor health, social and
justice outcomes. In many parts of the world increased methamphetamine use has been …

Background Whilst injecting drugs in public places is considered a proxy for high risk
behaviour among people who inject drugs (PWID), studies quantifying its relationship with …

Background The use of multiple illicit drugs (polydrug use) is associated with health-related
harms and elevated risk of drug overdose. Polydrug use in common among women who use …

Background Although fentanyl is the drug most frequently implicated in overdose deaths, the
association between overdose risk and attitudes and behaviors surrounding fentanyl in …

Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is a major risk factor for homelessness, but the
specific association of opioid use disorder (OUD) and homelessness in the context of their …

The present study aimed to determine the association between drug type, risk behaviors and
non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs (PWUD). We searched for studies in …

Background Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States
(US). Previous studies have found that place of drug use is associated with risks including …