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Drug use practices among people who inject drugs in a context of drug market changes: Challenges for optimal coverage of harm reduction programs
(2017)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Until the early 2000s, people who inject drugs (PWID) in Québec had mainly been injecting powder cocaine and heroin. Since then, ethnographic studies have shown that the drug market has diversified, ...
Prevalence and correlates of prescription opioid residue injection
(2016)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence of intravenous administration of prescription opioids (POs) in several countries. Preparation of POs for injection may leave residues in containers and filters used by people ...
Psychological distress increases needle sharing among cocaine users: Results from the COSMO study
(2014)
Objective: Cocaine use and mental health disorders have both been separately identified as risk factors for blood borne virus infection. However, the contribution of specific underlying aspects of mental health to risks ...
Estimating the size of the population of persons who inject drugs in the island of Montréal, Canada, using a six-source capture-recapture model
(2014)
BACKGROUND: To plan and implement services to persons who inject drugs (PWID), knowing their number is essential. For the island of Montréal, Canada, the only estimate, of 11,700 PWID, was obtained in 1996 through a ...
Understanding experiences of and rationales for sharing crack-smoking equipment: A qualitative study with persons who smoke crack in Montréal
(2017)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The distribution of safer crack-smoking equipment has been implemented in several Canadian cities to reduce potential health risks such as transmission of blood borne viruses (BBV). Little is known ...
Visits to primary care physicians among persons who inject drugs at high risk of hepatitis C virus infection: room for improvement
(2015)
The role of primary care physicians (PCP) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevention is increasingly emphasized. Yet, little is known about the patterns of contacts with PCP among persons who inject drugs (PWID). We sought to ...
Nonmedical use of prescription medication among adolescents using drugs in Quebec
Other titre : Utilisation non médicale des médicaments d’ordonnance chez les adolescents utilisant des drogues au Québec
(2015)
Abstract : OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with nonmedical use of prescription medication (NMUPM) among adolescents who use drugs (ages 12 to 17 years) in Quebec.
METHOD: Secondary data ...
Risk factors associated with unsafe injection practices at the first injection episode among intravenous drug users in France : results from PrimInject, an Internet survey
(2015)
Abstract : Background. New drug use patterns may increase the risk of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis infections. In France, new injection patterns among youths with diverse social backgrounds have emerged, which ...
Licit and illicit substance use among persons who inject drugs and the association with subsequent suicidal attempt
(2015)
AIM:
To estimate associations between recent licit and illicit substance use and subsequent suicide attempt among people who inject drugs (PWID).
DESIGN:
Secondary analysis of longitudinal data from a prospective ...
Anxiety, mood disorders and injection risk behaviors among cocaine users : results from the COSMO study
(2015)
Abstract : BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Despite being common among cocaine users, mental health problems and their relationship with HIV and hepatitis C high risk injection behaviors are poorly documented. This study was ...