A systematic review of injecting-related injury and disease among people who inject drugs

S Larney, A Peacock, BM Mathers, M Hickman… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases (IRID), such as abscesses and
vascular damage, can result in significant morbidity and mortality if untreated. There has …

Behavioral characteristics and injection practices associated with skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: a community-based observational …

D Dahlman, A Håkansson, AH Kral… - Substance …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for bacterial skin and soft
tissue infections (SSTIs). Although SSTIs pose significant health risks, little is known about …

Risk factors associated with skin and soft tissue infections among hospitalized people who inject drugs

KT Phillips, BJ Anderson, DS Herman… - Journal of addiction …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common among people who inject
drugs (PWID), and can lead to serious morbidity and costly emergency room and hospital …

Injection-site vein loss and soft tissue abscesses associated with black tar heroin injection: a cross-sectional study of two distinct populations in USA

PJ Summers, IA Struve, MS Wilkes, VW Rees - International Journal of Drug …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Injection-site vein loss and skin abscesses impose significant morbidity on
people who inject drugs (PWID). The two common forms of street heroin available in the …

Injection of pharmaceuticals designed for oral use: harms experienced and effective harm reduction through filtration

S McLean, R Patel, R Bruno - Non-medical and illicit use of psychoactive …, 2017 - Springer
Several pharmaceutical products are liable to 'abuse'or use outside their prescription, which
frequently involves their injection. Examples are slow-release forms of morphine and …

Association between harm reduction intervention uptake and skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs

K Dunleavy, A Munro, K Roy, S Hutchinson… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a health issue for people
who inject drugs (PWID). There is a lack of evidence on the associations between harm …

Drug law enforcement revisited: The “war” against the war on drugs

K Alexandris Polomarkakis - Journal of Drug Issues, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
From the closure of London's nightclub Fabric to Duterte's drug war, law enforcement has
become the policy choice par excellence for drug control by stakeholders around the globe …

Injection‐site lesion prevalence and potential risk factors in UK beef cattle

E Cresswell, J Remnant, A Butterworth… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Injectable veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) are widely used in cattle in the UK, and in
particular vaccines are often used on large numbers of animals in the herd. The formation of …

Predictive power of visceral adiposity index and model of adipose distribution in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

R Basirat, S Yosaee, L Azadbakht… - International Journal of …, 2017 - ijns.sums.ac.ir
Background: Nowadays, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as the
hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) and model of …

A Comprehensive Review on Complications of Intravenous Drug Abuse

D Pavithra, D Praveen… - Research Journal of …, 2017 - indianjournals.com
The misuse of drugs which are taken through intravenously have been a cause in
youngsters which would lead to major health disorders that could increase the morbidity and …