A national model of remote care for assessing and providing opioid agonist treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We utilized multiple recruitment approaches to recruit IDUs in a longitudinal cohort study to examine HIV incidence and behavior change pre- and post-introduction of comprehensive HIV prevention services. METHODS:IDUs were recruited through peer referral, targeted outreach by outreach workers (ORWs) and as ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Tun W,Sebastian MP,Sharma V,Madan I,Souidi S,Lewis D,Thior I,Sarna A

更新日期：2013-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growing HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been driven by high rates of injection drug use. The Republic of Georgia has among the highest injection drug use rates globally, with a prevalence of 2.24%. The reach of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions like needle and syringe progra...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Otiashvili D,Kirtadze I,Vardanashvili I,Tabatadze M,Ober AJ

更新日期：2019-03-21 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 AND RATIONALE:The HIV epidemic in Vietnam has from its start been concentrated among injecting drug users. Vietnam instituted the 2006 HIV/AIDS Law which includes comprehensive harm reduction measures, but these are unevenly accepted and inadequately implemented. Ward police are a major determinant of risk f...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Jardine M,Crofts N,Monaghan G,Morrow M

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the 1990s, the New York Police Department (NYPD) greatly expanded arrests for smoking marijuana in public view (MPV). By 2000, MPV accounted for 15% of all arrests. The NYPD's supporters report this arrest activity is just part of quality-of-life (QOL) policing, which seeks to promote order in public ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Golub A,Johnson BD,Dunlap E

更新日期：2006-08-04 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：: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:The HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Russia continues to spread. This exploratory study examines how HIV-prevention measures are perceived and experienced by PWID in the northwestern region of Russia. METHODS:Purposive sampling was used to obtain a variety of cases that could reflect pos...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Meylakhs P,Aasland A,Grønningsæter A

更新日期：2017-06-05 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：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：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：:Young people aged 15-24 years account for fifty percent of all new AIDS cases worldwide. Moreover, half of all new HIV infections are associated with injection drug use. The average age for initiation into injecting drug use is 20 years of age. This paper investigates whether HIV prevention programs have reduced risk ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Dolan KA,Niven H

更新日期：2005-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the high prevalence of mental disorders among people with opioid use disorder, the objective of this study was to determine the association between concurrent mental disorders, mortality, morbidity, and continuous treatment retention for patients in opioid agonist treatment in Ontario, Canada. METHOD...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Morin KA,Eibl JK,Gauthier G,Rush B,Mushquash C,Lightfoot NE,Marsh DC

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Options for opioid agonist therapy (OAT) are expanding with the development of prolonged-release (also known as extended-release) 1-week, 1-month, and 6-month formulations of buprenorphine. There is an assumption that patients will welcome these new treatments and medication adherence will correspondingly in...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Neale J,Tompkins CNE,Strang J

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking cessation treatment service is concerned to be a critical element in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in order to diminish the effect of smoke on health outcomes. To implement the smoking cessation services in Vietnam, we examined the stages of change to quit and determined associated factors am...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Tran BX,Nguyen LH,Do HP,Nguyen NP,Phan HT,Dunne M,Latkin C

更新日期：2015-10-30 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:The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of the IDEA syringe services program medical student-run free clinic in Miami, Florida. In an effort to continue to serve the community of people who inject drugs and practice compassionate and non-judgmental care, the students transitioned the clinic to a model of Te...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Castillo M,Conte B,Hinkes S,Mathew M,Na CJ,Norindr A,Serota DP,Forrest DW,Deshpande AR,Bartholomew TS,Tookes HE

更新日期：2020-11-17 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: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:People who smoke crack cocaine experience a wide variety of health-related issues. However, public health programming designed for this population is limited, particularly in comparison with programming for people who inject drugs. Canadian best practice recommendations encourage needle and syringe programs ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Strike C,Watson TM

更新日期：2017-05-12 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:We have recently published some work on CEA levels in hookah (also called narghile, shisha elsewhere) and cigarette smokers. Hookah smokers had higher levels of CEA than non-smokers although mean levels were low compared to cigarette smokers. However some of them were also users of other tobacco products (ci...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Sajid KM,Chaouachi K,Mahmood R

更新日期：2008-05-24 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：:Alcohol and other drug misuse are significant but neglected public health issues in conflict-affected populations. In this article, we review the literature on the challenges and strategies for implementing substance misuse treatment and prevention services in conflict and post-conflict settings in low- and middle-inc...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Greene MC,Kane JC,Khoshnood K,Ventevogel P,Tol WA

更新日期：2018-11-28 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：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: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：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study is to identify the profiles of young people who use drugs (YPUD) and their exposure to HIV risks in the 3 main cities of Vietnam, Haiphong, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), in order to design a community-based intervention to prevent HIV. METHODS:A survey using respondent-driven s...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Michel L,Nguyen LT,Nguyen AK,Ekwaru JP,Laureillard D,Nagot N,Phan O,Khuat OTH

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines harm reduction from a novel perspective. Its central thesis is that harm reduction is not only a social concept, but also a biological one. More specifically, evolution does not make moral distinctions in the selection process, but utilizes a cannabis-based approach to harm reduction in order to ...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Melamede R

更新日期：2005-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of drug-related morbidity and mortality, with incidence data implicating a wide range of HCV transmission risk practices. The Blood-Borne Virus Transmission Risk Assessment Questionnaire (BBV-TRAQ) is a content valid instrument that comprehensively assesses HCV ri...

journal_title：Harm reduction journal

authors： Stoové MA,Fry CL,Lintzeris N

更新日期：2008-04-23 00:00:00