Effectiveness of medication assisted treatment for opioid use in prison and jail settings: A meta-analysis and systematic review

KE Moore, W Roberts, HH Reid, KMZ Smith… - Journal of substance …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study examined the state of the literature on the effectiveness of medication assisted
treatment (MAT; methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone) delivered in prisons and jails on …

[PDF][PDF] Prescription opioid related misuse, harms, diversion and interventions in Canada: a review

B Fischer, E Argento - Pain physician, 2012‏ - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: The non-medical use of and harms related to prescription opioid (PO)
analgesics–key medications to treat severe and chronic pain-are an emerging public health …

Increases in acute hepatitis C virus infection related to a growing opioid epidemic and associated injection drug use, United States, 2004 to 2014

JE Zibbell, AK Asher, RC Patel… - … journal of public …, 2018‏ - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To compare US trends in rates of injection drug use (IDU), specifically opioid
injection, with national trends in the incidence of acute HCV infection to assess whether …

Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline

J Bruneau, K Ahamad, MÈ Goyer, G Poulin, P Selby… - Cmaj, 2018‏ - cmaj.ca
Methods The Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), a Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)–funded research network composed of four regional …

An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity

O Hankivsky, D Grace, G Hunting, M Giesbrecht… - International journal for …, 2014‏ - Springer
Introduction In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance
understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially …

Emerging epidemic of hepatitis C virus infections among young nonurban persons who inject drugs in the United States, 2006–2012

AG Suryaprasad, JZ White, F Xu… - Clinical infectious …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Emerging Epidemic of Hepatitis C Virus Infections Among Young Nonurban Persons Who Inject
Drugs in the United States, 2006–2012 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Skip …

Adverse childhood experience effects on opioid use initiation, injection drug use, and overdose among persons with opioid use disorder

MD Stein, MT Conti, S Kenney, BJ Anderson… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Introduction Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the development of
substance use disorders. With opioid use disorder, a growing concern in the United States …

Associations between perceived illicit fentanyl use and infectious disease risks among people who inject drugs

BH Lambdin, RN Bluthenthal, JE Zibbell… - International journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background Over the last several years, fentanyl has been introduced into the illicit drug
supply in the United States. While the impact of fentanyl on overdose fatalities is clear, the …

Injection drug use and hepatitis C virus infection in young adult injectors: using evidence to inform comprehensive prevention

K Page, MD Morris, JA Hahn, L Maher… - Clinical infectious …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) virus epidemic is ongoing in the United States and globally.
Incidence rates remain high, especially in young adult injection drug users. New outbreaks …

Injection and sexual HIV/HCV risk behaviors associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids among young adults in New York City

P Mateu-Gelabert, H Guarino, L Jessell… - Journal of substance …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Prevalence of nonmedical prescription opioid (PO) use has increased markedly in the US
This qualitative study explores the drug-use and sexual experiences of nonmedical PO …