Intravenous fentanyl use among people who inject drugs in Australia

ConclusionsFentanyl injectors in Australia are significantly more likely to identify as Indigenous, report frequent injection, inject in public and experience overdose. Increased access to harm reduction interventions, including naloxone distribution, wheel filters and supervised injection facilities, are likely to benefit this population.

Source: Drug and Alcohol Review - February 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Louise Geddes, Jenny Iversen, Sonja Memedovic, Lisa Maher Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research