“The familiar taste of poison”: a qualitative study of multi-level motivations for stimulant use in sexual minority men living in South Florida
In the US, stimulant use is associated with a 3 –6 times greater rate of HIV seroconversion in sexual minority men (SMM) than in those who do not use stimulants. Annually, 1 in 3 SMM who HIV seroconvert will be... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 26, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Leah Davis-Ewart, Ji-Young Lee, Michael Viamonte, Jos è Colon-Burgos, Audrey Harkness, Mariano Kanamori, Dustin T. Duncan, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, Adam W. Carrico and Christian Grov Tags: Research Source Type: research
Gendered perspectives on women ’s anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) usage practices
This study soug... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tim Piatkowski, Jonathan Robertson, Severine Lamon and Matthew Dunn Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Co ‑designing drug alerts for health and community workers for an emerging early warning system in Victoria, Australia
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Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Rita Brien, Isabelle Volpe, Jasmin Grigg, Tom Lyons, Caitlin Hughes, Ginny McKinnon, Stephanie Tzanetis, Sione Crawford, Alan Eade, Nicole Lee and Monica J. Barratt Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Correction: ‘We don’t live in a harm reduction world, we live in a prohibition world’: tensions arising in the design of drug alerts
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Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Isabelle Volpe, Rita Brien, Jasmin Grigg, Stephanie Tzanetis, Sione Crawford, Tom Lyons, Nicole Lee, Ginny McKinnon, Caitlin Hughes, Alan Eade and Monica J. Barratt Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Safer opioid supply: qualitative program evaluation
As the overdose crisis in Canada continues to escalate in severity, novel interventions and programs are required. Safer Supply programs offer pharmaceutical-grade medication to people who use drugs to replace... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 20, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Marlene Haines and Patrick O ’Byrne Tags: Research Source Type: research
Attitudes and experiences with fentanyl contamination of methamphetamine: exploring self-reports and urine toxicology among persons who use methamphetamine and other drugs
This study aims to characterize the lay views and experiences with IMF-contaminated methamphetamine (IMF... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 20, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Raminta Daniulaityte, Lance Ruhter, Matthew Juhascik and Sydney Silverstein Tags: Research Source Type: research
Utilization of mental health services in relation to the intention to reduce chemsex behavior among clients from an integrated sexual health services center in Taiwan
This study a... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Yu-Ru Hung, Tsan-Tse Chuang, Tsai-Wei Chen, An-Chun Chung, Meng-Tzu Wu, Su-Ting Hsu, Nai-Ying Ko and Carol Strong Tags: Research Source Type: research
“As long as that place stays open, I’ll stay alive”: Accessing injectable opioid agonist treatment during dual public health crises
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, overdose rates in North America have continued to rise, with more than 100,000 drug poisoning deaths in the past year. Amidst an increasingly toxic drug supply, the pa... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 14, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Kaitlyn Jaffe, Sarin Blawatt, Eisha Lehal, Kurt Lock, Adam Easterbrook, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Julie Lajeunesse, David Byres, Martin Schechter and Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes Tags: Research Source Type: research
Women who use drugs: engagement in practices of harm reduction care
Harm reduction services that employ or are operated by people who use drugs are an effective means of mitigating overdose risks and other drug-related harms. However, stereotypes portraying people who use crim... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tamar Austin, Jennifer Lavalley, Sylvia Parusel, Alexandra B. Collins, Michelle Olding and Jade Boyd Tags: Research Source Type: research
HIV and HCV among drug users and people living in prisons in Germany 2022: WHO elimination targets as reflected in practice
People who inject drugs (PWID) and prisoners are considered key populations at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). In 2016, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: H. St över, A. Dichtl, D. Schäffer and M. Grabski Tags: Review Source Type: research
Descriptive study: the novel “full spectrum people-with-opioid-use-disorder care model”
People with Opioid Use Disorder (PWOUD) represent an underserved and marginalized population for whom treatment gaps exist. Low-barrier programs like mobile care units and street outreach programs have yielded... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 12, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Richard Gadomski, Snehal Bhatt, Jessica Gross, Juan Antonio Dixon, Phillip Fiuty, Max Shapiro, Rafael Fernandez-Mancha and Julie Salvador Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessing feasibility of a modified same-day test-and-treat model for hepatitis C among rural people who inject drugs
Despite advancements in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, low uptake among hard-to-reach populations remains a global issue. The current study aimed to assess the feasibility of a modified same-day test-and-t... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 12, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, Huan-Keat Chan, Mahani Nordin, Ranimah Yahya, Wan Ruzilasalwa Wan Sulaiman, Siti Aminah Akbar Merican, Darisah Lah, Xiaohui Sem and Sonjelle Shilton Tags: Research Source Type: research
Baseline characteristics of people experiencing homelessness with a recent drug overdose in the PHOENIx pilot randomised controlled trial
Drug-related deaths in Scotland are the highest in Europe. Half of all deaths in people experiencing homelessness are drug related, yet we know little about the unmet health needs of people experiencing homele... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 4, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Richard Lowrie, Andrew McPherson, Frances S. Mair, Kate Stock, Caitlin Jones, Donogh Maguire, Vibhu Paudyal, Clare Duncan, Becky Blair, Cian Lombard, Steven Ross, Fiona Hughes, Jane Moir, Ailsa Scott, Frank Reilly, Laura Sills & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effect of different types of migration on symptoms of anxiety or depression and experience of violence among people who use or inject drugs in Kachin State, Myanmar
Evidence on the social determinants of mental health conditions and violence among people who inject or use drugs (PWUD) is limited, particularly in conflict-affected countries. We estimated the prevalence of ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - April 3, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Lucy Platt, Murdo Bijl, Sujit D. Rathod, Aung Yu Naing and Bayard Roberts Tags: Research Source Type: research
A method of diamorphine (heroin) administration for harm reduction
As societal attitudes toward narcotics have changed, harm reduction strategies have emerged which make it safer to inject intravenous drugs. Diamorphine (heroin) is commonly sold as its free base —better known ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 30, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ois ín N. Kavanagh and Tatiane C. Machado Tags: Perspective Source Type: research
