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Smoking heroin with cannabis versus injecting heroin: unexpected impact on treatment outcomes
BACKGROUND: In several countries, especially in Africa, the dominant method of heroin intake is smoking a joint of cannabis laced …
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When and how do individuals transition from regular drug use to injection drug use in Uganda? Findings from a rapid assessment
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, injection drug use is a growing but less studied problem. Preventing the transition to injection drug use …
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HIV/HCV co-infection and associated risk factors among injecting drug users in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: potential for HCV elimination
BACKGROUND: Chronic HCV infection causes substantial morbidity and mortality and, in co-infection with HIV, may result in immunological and virological …
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Perceived need, barriers to and facilitators of mental health care among HIV-infected PWID in Hanoi, Vietnam: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in Vietnam has been primarily driven by injection drug use. HIV-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) …
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HIV- and hepatitis C-related risk behaviors among people who inject drugs in Uganda: implications for policy and programming
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of evidence on injecting drug use and associated HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections …
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Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use (IDU) is a key driver of the HIV epidemic particularly when individuals experience psychosocial conditions and …
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Understanding hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among people who inject drugs in South Africa: findings from a three-city cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV without …
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Rigidity, dyskinesia and other atypical overdose presentations observed at a supervised injection site, Vancouver, Canada
OBJECTIVE: In midst of the overdose crisis, the clinical features of opioid overdoses seem to be changing. Understanding of the …
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Challenges and opportunities for implementation of substance misuse interventions in conflict-affected populations
Alcohol and other drug misuse are significant but neglected public health issues in conflict-affected populations. In this article, we review …
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“Who has ever loved a drug addict? It’s a lie. They think a ‘teja’ is as bad person”: multiple stigmas faced by women who inject drugs in coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: A tenth of all people who inject drugs in Kenya are women, yet their social contexts and experiences remain …
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Stigmatization of people who inject drugs (PWID) by pharmacists in Tajikistan: sociocultural context and implications for a pharmacy-based prevention approach
BACKGROUND: Pharmacies are an important source of sterile syringes for people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tajikistan who are under …
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Using a programmatic mapping approach to plan for HIV prevention and harm reduction interventions for people who inject drugs in three South African cities
BACKGROUND: Stigma, criminalisation and a lack of data on drug use contribute to the "invisibility" of people who inject drugs …