“It wasn't here, and now it is. It's everywhere": fentanyl's rising presence in Oregon's drug supply

SS Shin, K LaForge, E Stack, J Pope, G Leichtling… - Harm reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Background Illicit fentanyl has contributed to a drastic increase in overdose drug deaths.
While fentanyl has subsumed the drug supply in the Northeastern and Midwestern USA, it …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative study exploring access to mental health and substance use support among individuals experiencing homelessness during COVID-19

EA Adams, J Parker, T Jablonski, J Kennedy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
People experiencing homelessness have higher rates of mental ill-health and substance
use and lower access to health services compared to the general population. The COVID-19 …

Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: A sco** review

D Crowther, J Curran, M Somerville, D Sinclair… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background People who use alcohol and/or drugs (PWUAD) are at higher risk of infectious
disease, experiencing stigma, and recurrent hospitalization. Further, they have a higher …

Estimating the impact of stimulant use on initiation of buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone in two clinical trials and real-world populations

RR Cook, C Foot, OA Arah, K Humphreys… - Addiction science & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Co-use of stimulants and opioids is rapidly increasing. Randomized clinical
trials (RCTs) have established the efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) …

An evaluation of first responders' intention to refer to post-overdose services following SHIELD training

ST Siddiqui, A La Manna, E Connors, R Smith… - Harm reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background First responders [law enforcement officers (LEO) and Fire/Emergency Medical
Services (EMS)] can play a vital prevention role, connecting overdose survivors to treatment …

Telehealth to increase healthcare access; perspectives of people who use drugs

Z Papalamprakopoulou, E Ntagianta… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2024 - Springer
People who use drugs (PWUD) often face restricted healthcare access despite their
heightened healthcare needs. Factors such as stigma, mistrust of the healthcare system …

Barriers to accessing addiction treatment for women at risk of homelessness

D Rizzo, T Mu, S Cotroneo, S Arunogiri - Frontiers in Global Women's …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Women remain under-represented in addiction treatment, comprising less than a third of
clients in treatment services. Shame, stigma, and fear of legal and social repercussions (eg …

Primary care embedded within permanent supportive housing for people who use substances: a qualitative study examining healthcare access in Vancouver, Canada

L MacKinnon, N Kerman, ME Socías… - Health & social care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Marginally housed people who use drugs and alcohol (PWUD/A) face barriers in accessing
healthcare services, which may be improved by providing healthcare in housing settings …

The Syphilis Point of Care Rapid Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) Study

L Mackrell, M Carter, M Hoover, P O'Byrne, N Larkin… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background In the last decade, the rates of infectious syphilis have increased by 505% in
Ontario, Canada. Underserved populations–people who use drugs, un (der) housed …

The decriminalization of illicit drugs in British Columbia: a national evaluation protocol

C Russell, F Ali, S Imtiaz, A Butler, A Greer, J Rehm - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background On January 31st, 2023, the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada,
was granted a federal exemption allowing adults (aged 18+) to possess up to 2.5 g of select …