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Harm reduction workforce, behavioral health, and service …

WebHarm reduction is an evidence-based community driven approach that works directly with people who use drugs in order to prevent drug overdose and infectious …

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Substance use patterns, sociodemographics, and health …

WebIn 2021, an estimated 106,699 drug-involved overdose deaths occurred in the United States (US), a record-high and astonishing twofold increase from 52,404 deaths …

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“Everything is kind of the same except my mind is with …

WebMost addiction treatment settings, mutual aid groups, and research on recovery posit that recovery is built upon a foundation of abstinence from psychoactive …

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Health, harm reduction, and social service providers’ …

WebStudy design and sample. From April to November 2021, we conducted qualitative interviews with health, harm reduction, and social service providers who were …

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“Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they’d …

WebIn 2010, mental and substance use disorders were estimated to account for 22.9% of years lived with disability (YLDs) worldwide and 7.4% of all disability-adjusted …

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Harm reduction principles for healthcare settings

WebThis work is derived from a 2016 mixed methods study of an HIV clinic that provides harm reduction-informed services. This clinic demonstrates high rates of clinical …

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The utilization and delivery of safer smoking practices and …

WebProviding sterile drug smoking materials to people who use drugs can prevent the acquisition of infectious diseases and reduce overdose risk. However, there …

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Alcohol use and its determinants among adults living with …

WebAlcohol use is a common practice of almost all communities worldwide and it is more common among persons with HIV infection. Alcohol consumption among people …

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Implementation opportunities and challenges to piloting …

WebIn response to the overdose crisis, a collaborative group of two community-based organizations, a health authority and a research institute in Vancouver, Canada, …

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Barriers to access to hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting

WebHepatitis C elimination has been a public health challenge for the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, whose goals are to reduce incident cases by 90% and …

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Naloxone and the Inner City Youth Experience (NICYE): a …

WebBackground Take home naloxone (THN) programs reduce mortality by training bystanders to respond to opioid overdoses. Clinical observation by the health care team …

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Harm reduction stories: leveraging graphic medicine to engage …

WebHarm reduction strategies can decrease morbidity and mortality associated with substance use. Various barriers limit conversation around substance use between …

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Come back when you’re infected: pharmacy access to sterile …

WebPharmacies are critical healthcare partners in community efforts to eliminate bloodborne illnesses. Pharmacy sale of sterile syringes is central to this effort. A mixed …

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Opioid overdose prevention education in Texas during the COVID …

WebDistribution of naloxone and training on its proper use are evidence-based strategies for preventing opioid overdose deaths. In-person naloxone training was …

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“It’s like ‘liquid handcuffs”: The effects of take-home dosing …

WebMethadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is widely recognized as one of the most effective ways of reducing risk of overdose, arrest, and transmission of blood …

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Structural stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs

WebBackground Individuals suffering with addiction have historically experienced disproportionally high levels of stigma. The process of inpatient care for those with …

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The war on drugs is a war on us: young people who use drugs and …

WebIn the Global South, young people who use drugs (YPWUD) are exposed to multiple interconnected social and health harms, with many low- and middle-income …

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“As safe as possible”: a qualitative study of opioid withdrawal and

WebOpioid withdrawal is a regular occurrence for many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) involving acute physical and psychological pain that can sometimes be …

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Emerging adult perceptions of higher-risk cannabis consumption

WebFrequency of Consumption: There was a significant effect of frequency of consumption on each of the four one-way ANOVAs on overall risk, mental health, …

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“They look at us like junkies”: influences of drug use stigma on the

WebBackground People who inject drugs (PWID) are a medically and socially vulnerable population with a high incidence of overdose, mental illness, and infections …

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Receipt of COVID-19 emergency funds and engagement in sex …

WebDuring the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health orders disrupted income generation in numerous sectors and many governments provided …

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