Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage …
Background Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use (IDU) is a substantial cause of
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission. We did a global …
Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are a key population affected by the global HIV
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics. HIV and HCV prevention interventions for PWID …
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics. HIV and HCV prevention interventions for PWID …
Illicit fentanyls in the opioid street market: desired or imposed?
Background Illicitly manufactured fentanyl and its analogues are appearing in countries
throughout the world, often disguised as heroin or counterfeit prescription pills, with resulting …
throughout the world, often disguised as heroin or counterfeit prescription pills, with resulting …
Women and barriers to harm reduction services: a literature review and initial findings from a qualitative study in Barcelona, Spain
S Shirley-Beavan, A Roig, N Burke-Shyne… - Harm Reduction …, 2020 - Springer
Background There are an estimated 3.2 million women who inject drugs worldwide,
constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest …
constituting 20% of all people who inject drugs. The limited data that are available suggest …
Understanding and improving the health of people who experience incarceration: an overview and synthesis
The world prison population is growing at a rate that exceeds the rate of population growth.
This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize …
This issue of Epidemiologic Reviews comprises articles in which researchers summarize …
The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post‐release from prison: retrospective data linkage study
Aims Release from prison is a high‐risk period for mortality. We examined the impact of
opioid substitution therapy (OST), for opioid dependence during and after incarceration …
opioid substitution therapy (OST), for opioid dependence during and after incarceration …
Association of drug overdoses and user characteristics of Canada's national mobile/virtual overdose response hotline: the National Overdose Response Service …
D Viste, W Rioux, N Cristall, T Orr, P Taplay… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Several novel overdose response technology interventions, also known as
mobile overdose response services (MORS), have emerged as adjunct measures to reduce …
mobile overdose response services (MORS), have emerged as adjunct measures to reduce …
[BOOK][B] Simpson's forensic medicine
J Payne-James, RM Jones - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Prestigious and authoritative, this fully updated fourteenth edition of Simpson's Forensic
Medicine remains a classic; one of the world's leading introductory texts in the field of …
Medicine remains a classic; one of the world's leading introductory texts in the field of …
'Scared of going to the clinic': Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African …
Z Duby, B Nkosi, A Scheibe, B Brown… - Southern African journal …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SW) and people who use
drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for HIV because of multiple socio-structural barriers and …
drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for HIV because of multiple socio-structural barriers and …
Opioid relapse and its predictors among methadone maintenance patients: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Vietnam
Background Opioid relapse, one of the common and severe problems during methadone
maintenance treatment, can give rise to poor treatment outcomes. This study measured the …
maintenance treatment, can give rise to poor treatment outcomes. This study measured the …