Opioid use disorder
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …
Supervised injection services: what has been demonstrated? A systematic literature review
C Potier, V Laprévote, F Dubois-Arber… - Drug and alcohol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Supervised injection services (SISs) have been developed to promote
safer drug injection practices, enhance health-related behaviors among people who inject …
safer drug injection practices, enhance health-related behaviors among people who inject …
Supervised injection facilities in Canada: past, present, and future
Canada has long contended with harms arising from injection drug use. In response to
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …
epidemics of HIV infection and overdose in Vancouver in the mid-1990s, a range of actors …
Reduction in overdose mortality after the opening of North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility: a retrospective population-based study
Background Overdose from illicit drugs is a leading cause of premature mortality in North
America. Internationally, more than 65 supervised injecting facilities (SIFs), where drug …
America. Internationally, more than 65 supervised injecting facilities (SIFs), where drug …
Interventions to prevent HIV and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: a review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness
GJ MacArthur, E van Velzen, N Palmateer… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of
HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject …
HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject …
Hospitals as a 'risk environment': an ethno-epidemiological study of voluntary and involuntary discharge from hospital against medical advice among people who …
R McNeil, W Small, E Wood, T Kerr - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high levels of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C (HCV)
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
infection that, together with injection-related complications such as non-fatal overdose and …
Gendered violence and overdose prevention sites: a rapid ethnographic study during an overdose epidemic in Vancouver, Canada
Abstract Background and Aims North America's overdose epidemic is increasingly driven by
fentanyl and fentanyl‐adulterated drugs. Supervised consumption sites, including low …
fentanyl and fentanyl‐adulterated drugs. Supervised consumption sites, including low …
Charting a path towards a public health approach for gambling harm prevention
A Price, M Hilbrecht, R Billi - Journal of Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Aim Gambling harm is a serious public health issue affecting the health, financial security,
and social well-being of millions of people and their close relations around the world …
and social well-being of millions of people and their close relations around the world …
HIV prevention in clinical care settings: 2014 recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel
Importance Emerging data warrant the integration of biomedical and behavioral
recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention in clinical care …
recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention in clinical care …
The cost-effectiveness of Vancouver's supervised injection facility
AM Bayoumi, GS Zaric - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The cost-effectiveness of Canada's only supervised injection facility has not
been rigorously evaluated. We estimated the impact of the facility on survival, rates of HIV …
been rigorously evaluated. We estimated the impact of the facility on survival, rates of HIV …