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
Community-based respondent-driven sampling as a strategy for drug use surveillance in a large French urban area
Understanding drug use and behavior within the PWUD population is crucial to adapt harm reduction and prevention strategies, and provide improved addiction and medical treatment. However, in most countries suc... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 29, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: H élène Donnadieu, Catherine Quillet, Morgana D’Ottavi, Joëlle Castellani, Anne Debellefontaine, Sylvain Guichard, René Baglioni, Nicolas Langendorfer, Vincent Faucherre, Bertrand Hanslik, Edouard Tuaillon, Didier Laureillard and Nicolas Nagot Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of safer supply programs on injection practices: client and provider experiences in Ontario, Canada
Fentanyl has contributed to a sharp rise in the toxicity of the unregulated drug supply and fatal overdoses in Canada. It has also changed injection practices. Injection frequency has increased as a result and... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Marilou Gagnon, Katherine Rudzinski, Adrian Guta, Rose A. Schmidt, David T. Kryszajtys, Gillian Kolla and Carol Strike Tags: Research Source Type: research
Beliefs, attitudes and experiences of virtual overdose monitoring services from the perspectives of people who use substances in Canada: a qualitative study
Solitary use of substances is a risk factor for substance use-related mortality. Novel e-health harm reduction interventions such as virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) have emerged in North America to... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 24, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tyler Marshall, Dylan Viste, Stephanie Jones, Julia Kim, Amanda Lee, Farah Jafri, Oona Krieg and S. Monty Ghosh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Intersections between syndemic conditions and stages along the continuum of overdose risk among women who inject drugs in Mexicali, Mexico
Research on women who inject drugs is scarce in low- and middle-income countries. Women experience unique harms such as sexism and sexual violence which translate into negative health outcomes. The present wor... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 24, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Pablo Gonzalez-Nieto, Anabel Salimian, Jaime Arredondo, Lourdes Angulo, Alejandra Garc ía de Loera, Said Slim, Steve Shoptaw, Mary C. Cambou, Eileen V. Pitpitan and David Goodman-Meza Tags: Research Source Type: research
Nurse prescribing practices across the globe for medication-assisted treatment of the opioid use disorder (MOUD): a scoping review
Despite the dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths in recent years, global access to treatment remains poor. A major barrier to people accessing Medication-assisted treatment of the opioid use disorder (MO... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 23, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sonam Prakashini Banka-Cullen, Catherine Comiskey, Peter Kelly, Mary Beth Zeni, Ana Gutierrez and Usha Menon Tags: Review Source Type: research
Prevalence, risk factors, treatment uptake and treatment outcome of hepatitis C virus in people who inject drugs at the needle and syringe program in Uppsala, Sweden
The World Health Organization has set a goal to reach world elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Needle and syringe programs (NSP) for people who inject drugs (PWID) are crucial to achieve this goal... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: E. K ågström, A. Lannergård, J. El Khosht, P. Lörelius, J. Månflod and S. Strömdahl Tags: Research Source Type: research
A pre-experimental design evaluation of brief harm reduction interventions to improve coping self-efficacy of carers of people with substance use disorder
Globally, the rise in the number of people living with a substance use disorder (SUD) carries a multitude of individual and social health implications for carers and their families, often impacting negatively ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 15, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ilze Swanepoel, Gretel Crafford, Stephan Geyer and Tessa S. Marcus Tags: Research Source Type: research
Community outbreak of COVID-19 among people who use drugs attending a harm reduction centre in Barcelona, Spain
The COVID-19 pandemic particularly affected the health of vulnerable population, such as people who use drugs. Due to compromised baseline health status, certain drug uses and settings and socioeconomic depriv... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 14, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Nacho S ánchez-Valdivia, Maria Gabriela Barbaglia, Marc Olivella-Cirici, Noelia Girona Marcos, Mercè Gotsens, Amaia Garrido Albaina, Cristina Rius, Montse Bartroli and Gloria Pérez Tags: Research Source Type: research
“I don’t want to die”: a qualitative study of coping strategies to prevent fentanyl-related overdose deaths among people who inject drugs and its implications for harm reduction policies
Fentanyl and fentanyl-related analogues are the main drivers of overdose death in the USA, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID). Despite the fact that non-Hispanic whites exhibit higher population... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - June 14, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: R. Abadie Tags: Research Source Type: research
