[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject …

L Degenhardt, P Webb, S Colledge-Frisby… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background People who inject drugs are exposed to various and changing risk
environments and are at risk of multiple harms related to injecting drug use (IDU). We aimed …

Factors associated with injecting-related risk behaviors among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis study

O Rezaei, H Ghiasvand, P Higgs… - Journal of Addictive …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis study to better understand the
factors (being drug use, drug type (methamphetamine vs others), sex partner, frequency of …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who Have sex with other men in Spain

D Íncera-Fernández, FJ Román… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sexualized drug use (SDU) has been identified as a health risk factor among gay, bisexual,
and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study aimed to analyze the …

Wearable biosensors have the potential to monitor physiological changes associated with opioid overdose among people who use drugs: A proof-of-concept study in …

AM Roth, NK Tran, B Cocchiaro, AK Mitchell… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Wearable biosensors have the potential to monitor physiological change
associated with opioid overdose among people who use drugs. Methods We enrolled 16 …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positivity with opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance injection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural …

AT Estadt, WC Miller, D Kline, BM Whitney… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in the rural US often inject stimulants, alone or
with opioids. The impact of these substance use patterns may influence HCV risk behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing injecting related risks among people who inject both opioids and stimulants: findings from an Australian survey of people who inject drugs

L Brener, T Caruana, T Broady, E Cama… - Addictive Behaviors …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Opioids and stimulants are the most commonly injected illicit drugs worldwide
and in Australia. While some people who inject drugs (PWID) prefer either opioids or …

Injection drug use frequency before and after take-home naloxone training

S Colledge-Frisby, K Rathnayake, S Nielsen… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Concerns that take-home naloxone (THN) training may lead to riskier drug use
(as a form of overdose risk compensation) remain a substantial barrier to training …

Injecting risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs: A global multi-stage systematic review and meta-analysis

LT Tran, A Peacock, S Colledge, S Memedovic… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Injecting risk behaviour, such as receptive sharing of injecting equipment
and/or re-using one's equipment, is associated with bloodborne virus transmission and …

The estimated costs and benefits of a hypothetical supervised consumption site in Providence, Rhode Island

LC Chambers, BD Hallowell, X Zang, DM Rind… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Overdose deaths have increased dramatically in the United States, including in
Rhode Island. In July 2021, the Rhode Island government passed legislation supporting a …

[HTML][HTML] A multicomponent holistic care pathway for people who use drugs in Tayside, Scotland

CJ Byrne, A Radley, E Fletcher, D Thain… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) are at high risk of non-fatal overdose
and other drug-related harms. The United Kingdom drugs policy landscape makes it …