Differential risks of syringe service program participants in Central Ohio: a latent class analysis
Significant heterogeneity exists among people who use drugs (PWUD). We identify distinct profiles of syringe service program (SSP) clients to (a) evaluate differential risk factors across subgroups and (b) inf... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kyle J. Moon, Ian Bryant, Anne Trinh, Kathryn A. Hasenstab, Brittany Carter, Rick Barclay and Saira Nawaz Tags: Research Source Type: research
NPAideS: a drug-checking study among 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) users
3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) has been available on the European drug market for several years, but an increase in its availability seems to have occurred around 2020, associated with reports of harm and death... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Th éo Willeman, Nathan Grundig, Christine Pochon, David Michels, Nicolas Charpentier, Hélène Eysseric-Guérin, Nathalie Fouilhé Sam-Lai, Françoise Stanke-Labesque and Bruno Revol Tags: Research Source Type: research
“Treated like a Human Being”: perspectives of people who inject drugs attending low-threshold HCV treatment at a syringe service program in New York City
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment can effectively cure HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID). Perspectives of PWID treated in innovative models can reveal program features that address barriers to treatment... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shashi N. Kapadia, Yesenia Aponte-Melendez, Alicia Rodriguez, Melinda Pai, Benjamin J. Eckhardt, Kristen M. Marks, Chunki Fong and Pedro Mateu-Gelabert Tags: Research Source Type: research
'It ’s not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland
Scotland currently has the highest rates of drug-related deaths in Europe, so drug checking services are being explored due to their potential role in reducing these deaths and related harms. Drug checking ser... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hannah Carver, Danilo Falzon, Wendy Masterton, Bruce Wallace, Elizabeth V. Aston, Fiona Measham, Carole Hunter, Harry Sumnall, Rosalind Gittins, Fiona Raeburn, Vicki Craik, Saket Priyadarshi, Laura Rothney, Kira Weir and Tessa Parkes Tags: Research Source Type: research
Vancouver ’s Alcohol Knowledge Exchange: lessons learned from creating a peer-involved alcohol harm reduction strategy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Despite high rates of harm attributable to alcohol use itself and the associated marginalization of illicit drinkers in Vancouver ’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), alcohol-specific harm reduction services there are ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 26, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Aaron Bailey, Brittany Graham, Myles Harps and George Sedore Tags: Perspective Source Type: research
Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action
Gambling is increasingly offered and consumed in online and mobile environments. The digitalisation of the gambling industry poses new challenges on harm prevention and harm reduction. The digital environment ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 22, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Virve Marionneau, Heidi Ruohio and Nina Karlsson Tags: Perspective Source Type: research
The impact of supported accommodation on health and criminal justice outcomes of people released from prison: a systematic literature review
We describe key characteristics of supp... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 21, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Daisy Gibbs, Emily Stockings, Sarah Larney, Daniel J. Bromberg, Anthony Shakeshaft and Sara Farnbach Tags: Review Source Type: research
Opioid use and HIV treatment services experiences among male criminal justice-involved persons in South Africa: a qualitative study
This study aimed to examine how formerly incarcerated men living wit... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 21, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Yangxi An, Christopher J. Hoffmann, Urvisha Bhoora, Pretty Ndini, Derrick Moyo, Laura Steiner, Sukholuhle Tshuma, Tonderai Mabuto, Jannie Hugo, Jill Owczarzak and Tessa S. Marcus Tags: Research Source Type: research
An evaluation of the Compassion, Inclusion, and Engagement initiative: learning from PWLE and communities across British Columbia
The Compassion, Inclusion and Engagement initiative (CIE) was a social contact intervention that operated in British Columbia between 2015 and 2021. The primary objective of CIE was to increase the participati... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 14, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sally Maguet, Nancy Laliberte, Laura Moore, Tammy Milkovich, Charlene Burmeister, Marnie Scow, Wendy Sproule, Naomi Dove and Sheila Martens Tags: Case Study Source Type: research
The motives and methods of methamphetamine and ‘heroin’ co-use in West Virginia
Opioid and methamphetamine co-use is increasing across the USA with overdoses involving these drugs also rising. West Virginia (WV) has led the US in opioid overdose death rates since at least 2013 and rising ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 12, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jeff Ondocsin, Nicole Holm, Sarah G. Mars and Daniel Ciccarone Tags: Research Source Type: research
Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users
The opioid epidemic continues to be associated with high numbers of fatalities in the USA and other countries, driven mainly by the inclusion of potent synthetic opioids in street drugs. Drug checking by means... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 7, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: James A. Swartz, Marya Lieberman, A. David Jimenez, Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Heather D. Whitehead, Kathleen L. Hayes, Lisa Taylor and Elizabeth Prete Tags: Research Source Type: research
Community-Engaged Research Ethics Training (CERET): developing accessible and relevant research ethics training for community-based participatory research with people with lived and living experience using illicit drugs and harm reduction workers
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) can directly involve non-academic community members in the research process. Existing resources for research ethics training can be inaccessible to team members wi... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 6, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jeffrey Morgan, Scott D. Neufeld, Heather Holroyd, Jean Ruiz, Tara Taylor, Seonaid Nolan and Stephanie Glegg Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
When it comes to assessing the impact of e-cigarettes, estimates of device prevalence matter: the BIDI Stick disposable device
While e-cigarettes have been identified as an effective means of tobacco harm reduction, the degree to which these devices will realise their harm reduction potential will be determined in large part by how av... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 5, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Neil McKeganey, Andrea Patton, Venus Marza and Gabriel Barnard Tags: Research Source Type: research
Social and environmental determinants influencing injection drug use and HIV risk among two sister cities on the US –Mexico border: a comparative cross-sectional study, 2016–2018
The economic, social, cultural and political milieus that influence injection drug-related HIV risk behaviors along the US –Mexico border in the previous decade have been studied comparing cities on an East–Wes... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - July 3, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Julia Lechuga, Rebeca Ramos, Natasha Ludwig-Barron, Gilberto Perez, Maria Elena Ramos, Jo ão B. Ferreira-Pinto, Jacquelin I. Cordero, John Sauceda and Jorge Salazar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Educational training to improve opioid overdose response among health center staff: a quality improvement initiative
There were seven opioid overdoses in this New York City (NYC) federally qualified health center from December 2018 through February 2019, reflecting the rising rate of overdose deaths in NYC overall at the tim... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 30, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Audrey Stephenson, Alessandra Calvo-Friedman, Lisa Altshuler, Sondra Zabar and Kathleen Hanley Tags: Research Source Type: research
