Prisoners should not be left behind in HCV research and policies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to the opioid epidemic, naloxone distribution programs aim to prevent overdose death by making naloxone available and training people to use it. Peers of individuals at risk of opioid overdose are well-positioned to administer naloxone and prevent overdose death. METHODS:We conducted key informa...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Hanson BL,Porter RR,Zöld AL,Terhorst-Miller H

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2016, the Australian federal government passed legislation enabling a range of cannabis-based products to be prescribed to patients by registered healthcare professionals. An online survey conducted immediately prior to these legislative changes found that the vast majority of respondents at the time were...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Lintzeris N,Mills L,Suraev A,Bravo M,Arkell T,Arnold JC,Benson MJ,McGregor IS

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：: In their commentary, Dar and Frenk call into question the validity of all published data that describe the onset of nicotine addiction. They argue that the data that describe the early onset of nicotine addiction is so different from the conventional wisdom that it is irrelevant. In this rebuttal, the author argues t...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Difranza JR

更新日期：2010-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Evidence is emerging that prescription opioid (PO) injection is associated with increased health risks. This mixed-methods study compares the mechanics of PO and heroin injection and examines the demographic and drug-related correlates of lifetime PO injection in a sample of young people who inject drugs (PWID) in ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Mateu-Gelabert P,Guarino H,Zibbell JE,Teubl J,Fong C,Goodbody E,Edlin B,Salvati C,Friedman SR

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionally affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the Netherlands, active HCV transmission in PWID has practically been halted but uptake of HCV testing and linkage to care remains insufficient in this risk group. A national HCV in Addiction Care (HAC)...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Kracht PAM,de Gee EA,van der Poel A,Verhagen MAMT,Hoepelman AIM,Croes EA,Arends JE

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global epidemic with an estimated 71 million people infected worldwide. People who inject drugs (PWID) are overrepresented in prison populations globally and have higher levels of HCV infection than the general population. Despite increased access to primary health care...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Crowley D,Van Hout MC,Lambert JS,Kelly E,Murphy C,Cullen W

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst unsupervised injectable methadone and diamorphine treatment has been part of the British treatment system for decades, the numbers receiving injectable opioid treatment (IOT) has been steadily diminishing in recent years. In contrast, there has been a recent expansion of supervised injectable diamorphine progra...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Lintzeris N,Strang J,Metrebian N,Byford S,Hallam C,Lee S,Zador D,RIOTT Group.

更新日期：2006-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Cambodia, HIV prevalence among female entertainment and sex workers (FESW) is up to twenty times higher than in the general population. Use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) has been associated with increased risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in key populations, including FESW. Whil...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Dixon TC,Ngak S,Stein E,Carrico A,Page K,Maher L

更新日期：2015-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ongoing legal and social discrimination, and stigmatization of people with lived experience of drug use (PWLE) continues to contribute to overdose-related deaths in Canada. The involvement of PWLE working in harm reduction services has proven effective in decreasing drug-related harms among PWLE; however, th...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： People with Lived Expertise of Drug Use National Working Group.,Austin T,Boyd J

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies of mortality amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) in Australia. In this study, we estimate mortality in a cohort of PWID in Melbourne and examine predictors of mortality including health service use, demographic characteristics, drug use and personal wellbeing. FINDINGS:We linked ide...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Nambiar D,Agius PA,Stoové M,Hickman M,Dietze P

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gambling has quickly emerged as an important global public health issue. With new technologies used to develop high intensity gambling products and promotions aimed at driving consumption, public health organisations and researchers, community groups, and politicians have argued for a range of regulatory and...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Thomas SL,Randle M,Bestman A,Pitt H,Bowe SJ,Cowlishaw S,Daube M

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance-using women who exchange sex for money, drugs or shelter as a means of basic subsistence (ie. survival sex) have remained largely at the periphery of HIV and harm reduction policies and services across Canadian cities. This is notwithstanding global evidence of the multiple harms faced by this population, in...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Shannon K,Bright V,Allinott S,Alexson D,Gibson K,Tyndall MW,Maka Project Partnership.

更新日期：2007-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current illicit drug overdose crisis within North America and other countries requires expanded and new responses to address unpredictable and potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl analogues, in the unregulated drug market. Community-wide drug checking is being increasingly explored as one su...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Wallace B,van Roode T,Pagan F,Phillips P,Wagner H,Calder S,Aasen J,Pauly B,Hore D

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Illicit drug users have a high prevalence of HCV and represent the majority of newly infected persons in the U.S. Despite the availability of effective HCV treatment, few drug users have been evaluated or treated for HCV. Racial and ethnic minorities have a higher incidence and prevalence of HCV and higher H...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Jordan AE,Masson CL,Mateu-Gelabert P,McKnight C,Pepper N,Bouche K,Guzman L,Kletter E,Seewald RM,Des-Jarlais DC,Sorensen JL,Perlman DC

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To understand the limits of HCV screening programs to reach all drug users (DUs). METHOD:The association of the recruitment of a representative sample of a population of DUs in a specific area with the use of a questionnaire that included 250 items allowed the use of uni- and multifactorial analysis to expl...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Chossegros P,Di Nino F

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The findings of our research show that while police play multiple roles in the fight against drug-related crime, they often perceived their tasks - especially preventing and controlling drug use on the one hand, and supporting harm reduction on the other - as contradictory, and this creates tensions in their work and ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Khuat TH,Nguyen VA,Jardine M,Moore T,Bui TH,Crofts N

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is paucity of data on the smoking habits of rural populations in developing countries. This study aimed to explore cigarette smoking practices of a rural community in Ethiopia. METHODS:A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 548 individuals from a random sample of households in a r...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Reda AA,Kotz D,Biadgilign S

更新日期：2013-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the development of opioid tolerance in patients receiving long-term methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). METHODS:A region-wide cross-sectional study was performed focusing on dosage and duration of treatment. Differences between racemic methadone and levomethadone were exam...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Gutwinski S,Schoofs N,Stuke H,Riemer TG,Wiers CE,Bermpohl F

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Condom provision is one of the most effective harm reduction interventions to control sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis in prisons. Yet, very few countries around the world provide prisoners with condoms. The present study aimed to elucidate principles of effective...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Moazen B,Mauti J,Meireles P,Černíková T,Neuhann F,Jahn A,Stöver H

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present to the emergency department for acute treatment of overdose and withdrawal. CASE PRESENTATION:A 29-year-old male presented to the emergency room after intravenous heroin use followed by accidental ingestion of naltrexone. He was treated with bupreno...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Szczesniak LM,Calleo VJ,Sullivan RW

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major public health problems both in developed and developing countries. Prison represents a high-risk environment for prisoners, in that it is characterized by high-risk behaviors such as injecting drug use (IDU), tattooing, unprotected sexual intercourses, or sharing s...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Behzadifar M,Gorji HA,Rezapour A,Bragazzi NL

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study explored the relationship between product trials and consumer demand for alternative nicotine products (ANP). METHODS:An experimental auction was conducted with 258 adult smokers, wherein participants were randomly assigned to one of four experimental conditions. The participants received the opp...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Rousu MC,O'Connor RJ,Bansal-Travers M,Pitcavage JM,Thrasher JF

更新日期：2015-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In some countries, "Big Events" like crises and transitions have been followed by large increases in drug use, drug injection and HIV/AIDS. Argentina experienced an economic crisis and political transition in 2001/2002 that affected how people use their time. This paper studies how time use changes between y...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Rossi D,Zunino Singh D,Pawlowicz MP,Touzé G,Bolyard M,Mateu-Gelabert P,Sandoval M,Friedman SR

更新日期：2011-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with substance use disorders grow older thanks to effective treatments. Together with a high prevalence of comorbidities, psychological problems, and low social support, these patients are at high risk for medication non-adherence. Established treatment facilities face challenges to accommodate thes...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Allemann SS,Dürsteler KM,Strasser J,Vogel M,Stoeckle M,Hersberger KE,Arnet I

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence of HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) has been reported to be higher than that of the general population. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk factors among PWID in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, following the introduction of a comprehen...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Likindikoki SL,Mmbaga EJ,Leyna GH,Moen K,Makyao N,Mizinduko M,Mwijage AI,Faini D,Leshabari MT,Meyrowitsch DW

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To identify geographic "hotspots" for potential transmission of HIV and HCV and for drug overdose among persons who use heroin and cocaine in New York City and to examine historical continuities in problem drug use hotspots in the city. METHODS:A total of 2714 study participants were recruited among persons enter...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Des Jarlais DC,McKnight C,Arasteh K,Feelemyer J,Ross Z,Cooper HLF

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injection drug use is on the rise in the USA, and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are a common complication, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Due to structural barriers to care-seeking, many people who inject drugs avoid formal care and resort to self-care techniques, but little is kn...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Gilbert AR,Hellman JL,Wilkes MS,Rees VW,Summers PJ

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health services globally are struggling to manage the impact of COVID-19. The existing global disease burden related to opioid use is significant. Particularly challenging groups include older drug users who are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. Increasing access to safe and effective opioid agonis...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Crowley D,Delargy I

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle exchange programs chase political as well as epidemiological dragons, carrying within them both implicit moral and political goals. In the exchange model of syringe distribution, injection drug users (IDUs) must provide used needles in order to receive new needles. Distribution and retrieval are co-existent in ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Small D,Glickman A,Rigter G,Walter T

更新日期：2010-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is often considered at odds with harm reduction strategies. More recently, harm reduction has been categorized as both a pathway to recovery and a series of services to reduce the harmful consequences of substance use. Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are effec...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Ashford RD,Curtis B,Brown AM

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00