Frequency of health‐care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Lewer, J Freer, E King, S Larney, L Degenhardt… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize evidence on the frequency and predictors of health‐care utilization
among people who use illicit drugs. Design Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and …

Barriers and facilitators to primary care engagement for people who inject drugs: A systematic review

O Heidari, K Tormohlen, DT Dangerfield… - Journal of nursing …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction People who inject drugs (PWID) have a greater burden of multimorbid chronic
diseases than the general population. However, little attention has been paid to the …

[图书][B] Integrated prevention services for HIV infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis for persons who use drugs illicitly: summary …

H Belani, T Chorba, F Fletcher, K Hennessey… - 2012 - cdc.gov
This report summarizes current (as of 2011) guidelines or recommendations published by
multiple agencies of the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for …

Rate of detoxification service use and its impact among a cohort of supervised injecting facility users

E Wood, MW Tyndall, R Zhang, JSG Montaner… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background Vancouver, Canada recently opened a medically supervised
injecting facility (SIF) where injection drug users (IDU) can inject pre‐obtained illicit drugs …

Deficit models and divergent philosophies: Service providers' perspectives on barriers and incentives to drug treatment

C Treloar, M Holt - Drugs: Education, prevention and policy, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: To ascertain service providers' views on barriers and incentives to illicit drug users
accessing or remaining in treatment. Methods: Interviews with service providers in Australia …

Unmet need for recommended preventive health services among clients of California syringe exchange programs: implications for quality improvement

KG Heinzerling, AH Kral, NM Flynn… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive preventive services are recommended for injection drug
users (IDU), including screening tests, vaccinations, risk reduction counseling, and sterile …

Expanding access to HIV antiretroviral therapy among marginalized populations in the developed world

E Wood, JSG Montaner, DR Bangsberg, MW Tyndall… - Aids, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Since its introduction in the mid-1990s, the benefits of antiretroviral therapy for the
management of HIV disease have been well established [1, 2]. New antiretroviral regimens …

Access to health and social services for IDU: the impact of a medically supervised injection facility

W Small, N Van Borek, N Fairbairn… - Drug and alcohol …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction and Aims. Injection drug users (IDU) often experience barriers to
conventional health‐care services, and consequently might rely on acute and emergency …

Visits to primary care physicians among persons who inject drugs at high risk of hepatitis C virus infection: room for improvement

AA Artenie, D Jutras‐Aswad, É Roy… - Journal of Viral …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The role of primary care physicians (PCP) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevention is
increasingly emphasized. Yet, little is known about the patterns of contacts with PCP among …

A cross-sectional study describing factors associated with utilisation of GP services by a cohort of people who inject drugs

D Nambiar, M Stoové, P Dietze - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) use healthcare services, including primary
care, at a disproportionately high rate. We investigated key correlates of general practitioner …