Frequency of cannabis and illicit opioid use among people who use drugs and report chronic pain: a longitudinal analysis
Background Ecological research suggests that increased access to cannabis may facilitate
reductions in opioid use and harms, and medical cannabis patients describe the substitution …
reductions in opioid use and harms, and medical cannabis patients describe the substitution …
Geospatial analysis of drug poisoning deaths involving heroin in the USA, 2000–2014
We investigate the geographic patterns of drug poisoning deaths involving heroin by county
for the USA from 2000 to 2014. The county-level patterns of mortality are examined with …
for the USA from 2000 to 2014. The county-level patterns of mortality are examined with …
Characterizing motivations for cannabis use in a cohort of people who use illicit drugs: A latent class analysis
Background Cannabis use is common among marginalized people who use illicit drugs
(PWUD) but reasons for use remain poorly investigated. We sought to explore how different …
(PWUD) but reasons for use remain poorly investigated. We sought to explore how different …
Still “at risk”: An examination of how street-involved young people understand, experience, and engage with “harm reduction” in Vancouver's inner city
N Bozinoff, W Small, C Long, K DeBeck… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Vancouver is an international leader in implementing interventions to reduce
harms related to drug use. However, street-involved young people who use drugs continue …
harms related to drug use. However, street-involved young people who use drugs continue …
Cannabis use is associated with reduced risk of exposure to fentanyl among people on opioid agonist therapy during a community-wide overdose crisis
ME Socías, JC Choi, S Lake, E Wood… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The ongoing opioid overdose crisis is driven largely by exposure to illicitly-
manufactured fentanyl. Preliminary observational and experimental research suggests that …
manufactured fentanyl. Preliminary observational and experimental research suggests that …
The cannabis-dependent relationship between methadone treatment dose and illicit opioid use in a community-based cohort of people who use drugs
Background: Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is an effective treatment for opioid
use disorder. However, subtherapeutic dosing may lead to continued opioid use by failing to …
use disorder. However, subtherapeutic dosing may lead to continued opioid use by failing to …
Is cannabis use associated with less opioid use among people who inject drugs?
AH Kral, L Wenger, SP Novak, D Chu, KF Corsi… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Clinical, experimental, and ethnographic research suggests that cannabis may
be used to help manage pain. Ethnographic research has revealed that some people are …
be used to help manage pain. Ethnographic research has revealed that some people are …
Ongoing tobacco use in women who experience homelessness and unstable housing: A prospective study to inform tobacco cessation interventions and policies
Background Tobacco use is common in people who experience homelessness. However,
despite biological differences in use by sex and lower quit rates in women, research in …
despite biological differences in use by sex and lower quit rates in women, research in …
High-intensity cannabis use and hospitalization: a prospective cohort study of street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada
H Reddon, MJ Milloy, E Wood, E Nosova, T Kerr… - Harm Reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background There is concern that cannabis use negatively affects vulnerable groups such
as youth; however, the relationship between cannabis use and health care utilization has …
as youth; however, the relationship between cannabis use and health care utilization has …
[HTML][HTML] “Smoking weed it gets you over the hump”: Cannabis co-use as a facilitator of decreased opioid use among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles …
Introduction Opioid overdose mortality rates have surged dramatically in the last decade due
largely to fentanyl in the illicit US drug supply. As of June 2024, 38 states, three territories …
largely to fentanyl in the illicit US drug supply. As of June 2024, 38 states, three territories …