Development, acceptability and feasibility of a personalised, behavioural intervention to prevent bacterial skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs: a mixed-methods Person-Based Approach study
This study aimed to co-produce and assess the acceptability and feasibility of a behavioural interventio... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 22, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Joanna Kesten, Deborah Hussey, Catherine Lord, Leonie Roberts, James Bayliss, Helen Erswell, Andrew Preston, Maggie Telfer, Jenny Scott, Magdalena Harris, Dominic Mellon, Matthew Hickman, Georgie MacArthur and Harriet Fisher Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perspectives of U.S. harm reduction advocates on persuasive message strategies
The messages used to communicate about harm reduction are critical in garnering public support for adoption of harm reduction interventions. Despite the demonstrated effectiveness of harm reduction interventio... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah A. White, Rachel Lee, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Susan G. Sherman and Emma E. McGinty Tags: Research Source Type: research
Testing the influence of harm reduction messages on health risk attitudes, injunctive norms and perceived behavioral control
E-cigarettes can potentially be a harm reduction pathway for adults who smoke and who are seeking to make the complete switch from cigarettes. However, often people who smoke believe that e-cigarettes are just... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 18, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sherri Jean Katz, Elisia Cohen and Dorothy Hatsukami Tags: Research Source Type: research
An answered call for aid? Cannabinoid clinical framework for the opioid epidemic
The opioid crisis continues in full force, as physicians and caregivers are desperate for resources to help patients with opioid use and chronic pain disorders find safer and more accessible non-opioid tools. (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Krista Hammaker, Nathaniel Weathington, Joseph Maroon, Lawton W. Tang, Brian Donohue, Rachel Yehuda, Kenneth M. Ford, Myro Figura, Ben Kelmendi, Belinda Tan, Matthew W. Cook, Steven D. Factor, Laura Lagano, Henry Patrick Driscoll, Adam S. Howe, EunBit G. Tags: Perspective Source Type: research
Double counting of clients using services in Iran: implications for assessing the reach of harm reduction programs
Many people with high-risk sexual or injection behaviors use harm reduction services with different identities and are therefore counted more than once in client databases. This practice results in inaccurate ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Fatemeh Tavakoli, Willi Mcfarland, Nima Ghalekhani, Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Marzieh Mahboobi, Ali Mohammad Hosseionpour, Ali Komasi, Mehdi Ghorbanian, Nasim Nasiri Moghadam, Maryam Taghipour and Hamid Sharifi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Non ‑disclosure of drug injection practices as a barrier to HCV testing: results from the PrebupIV community‑based research study
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Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 10, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ilhame Anwar, Donadille C écile, Protopopescu Camelia, Michels David, Herin Joris, Pladys Adélaïde, Bader Danièle, Carrieri Patrizia and Roux Perrine Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Substance use, harm reduction attitudes and behaviors among attendees of nature rave parties in Israel
Few studies have analyzed harm reduction behaviors and attitudes among rave party attendees. Since the late 1980s, there has been a large Israeli rave scene, also known as 'Nature Parties'. However, only a few... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 9, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hagit Bonny-Noach, Barak Shapira, Pinchas Baumol, Nir Tadmor, Paola Rosca, Stacy Shoshan, Yossi Harel-Fisch and Ariel Caduri Tags: Research Source Type: research
Self-exclusion and breaching of self-exclusion from gambling: a repeated survey study on the development of a nationwide self-exclusion service
Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling is a common harm reduction tool in individuals with a gambling disorder. Previous data have demonstrated that many gamblers breach their own self-exclusion, typically thr... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 8, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: A. H åkansson and N. Komzia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Consumer expectations, drug effects, price and purity of heroin and cocaine purchased at drug consumption rooms
Drug consumption rooms offer heroin and cocaine consumers a secure and hygienic environment including medical and social guidance. Despite the support and mentoring, only sparse information is available about ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 4, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Georges Dahm, Karin Roschel, Claude Marson, Ad èle Bourmaud, Jennifer Macedo, Mauro Lupo, Lionel Fauchet, Claudia Allar, Raoul Schaaf and Serge Schneider Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perceived need for care and stigma experiences among individuals with methamphetamine-related admissions to inpatient mental health wards
We examined the demographics, perceived treatment needs, barriers to accessing care, and stigma experienced by an in... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 2, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lochlan Wilson, Niketa Karnik, Jacquelyne Y. Wong, Lyra Barchet, Jitender Sareen, Ahmed Jwely, Nathan Nickel, Geoffrey Konrad, Joshua Nepon and James M. Bolton Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Educational training to improve opioid overdose response among health center staff: a quality improvement initiative
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Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 2, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Audrey Stephenson, Alessandra Calvo ‑Friedman, Lisa Altshuler, Sondra Zabar and Kathleen Hanley Tags: Correction Source Type: research
HIV risk and prevention among clients of a delivery-based harm reduction service during an HIV outbreak among people who use drugs in northern rural Minnesota, USA
Since 2019, multiple HIV outbreaks occurred among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Minnesota. Syringe service programs (SSPs) are evidence-based programs that reduce the spread of HIV. We conducted an assessm... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 2, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Adam Palayew, Kelly Knudtson, Sue Purchase, Shayna Clark, Lucia Possehl, Elise Healy, Sarah Deutsch, Courtney A. McKnight, Don Des Jarlais and Sara N. Glick Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Costs of syringe vending machines in Tbilisi, Georgia
Syringe vending machines (SVM) can improve access to sterile injecting equipment, but they have not been widely implemented or evaluated. We evaluate the cost of SVM installed between July 2019 –December 2020 i... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - August 2, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Josephine G. Walker, Irma Kirtadze, Mzia Tabatadze, Peter Vickerman and David Otiashvili Tags: Research Source Type: research
Differentiating the role of alcohol in young men ’s use of substances with sex: A qualitative study
Alcohol consumption is common among young men and occurs in many contexts. The sexualized substance use literature has generated some insight into the role of alcohol alongside other substances in the context ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Trevor Goodyear, John L. Oliffe, Natasha Parent, Caroline Mniszak, Emily Jenkins and Rod Knight Tags: Research Source Type: research
Supervised smoking facility access, harm reduction practices, and substance use changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a community-engaged cross-sectional study
The potential public health benefits of supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) are considerable, and yet implementation of SSFs in North America has been slow. We conducted this study to respond to significant k... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jenna van Draanen, Jonah Hamilton, Jeffrey Morgan, Scott Maxwell, Tara Taylor, Lindsey Richardson and Seonaid Nolan Tags: Research Source Type: research
