First results of the French OCTOPUS survey among festival attendees: a latent class analysis
Illicit substance use has constantly evolved over the years, particularly in the party scene. Monitoring these changes is essential to adapt harm reduction strategies. The OCTOPUS survey was implemented to enh... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 29, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Marion Istvan, Vincent Bresdin, Marie Mainguy, Pauline Laigo, Marie Grall-Bronnec, Vincent Eudeline, Jean-Emmanuel Guillet, Manon Guillo, Laurent Babonnaud, Pascale Jolliet, Benoit Schreck and Caroline Victorri-Vigneau Tags: Research Source Type: research
Differences in drug use behaviors that impact overdose risk among individuals who do and do not use fentanyl test strips for drug checking
Opioid-involved overdose continues to rise, largely explained by fentanyl adulteration of the illicit opioid supply. Fentanyl test strips are a novel drug checking tool that can be used by people who use drugs... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Alyssa Shell Tilhou, Jen Zaborek, Amelia Baltes, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Julia Malicki and Randall Brown Tags: Research Source Type: research
Is use of opioid agonist treatment associated with broader primary healthcare use among men with recent injecting drug use histories following release from prison? A prospective cohort study
A precipitous decline in health status among people recently released from prison is common. In Victoria, Australia, opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in the community involves frequent contact with primary care,... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael Curtis, Anna L. Wilkinson, Paul Dietze, Ashleigh C. Stewart, Stuart A. Kinner, Rebecca J. Winter, Campbell Aitken, Shelley J. Walker, Reece D. Cossar, Tony Butler and Mark Stoov é Tags: Research Source Type: research
The acceptability of overdose alert and response technologies: introducing the TPOM-ODART framework
Opioids were implicated in approximately 88,000 fatal overdoses (OD) globally. However, in principle all opioid OD are reversible with the timely administration of naloxone hydrochloride. Despite the widesprea... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 26, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Josh Dumbrell, Hadi Daneshvar, Alberto Oteo, Alexander Baldacchino and Catriona Matheson Tags: Research Source Type: research
A mixed-methods analysis of risk-reduction strategies adopted by syringe services program participants and non-syringe services program participants in New York City
Since the emergence of fentanyl in the drug market, syringe services programs (SSPs) have been at the forefront of providing life-saving tools such as naloxone and fentanyl test strips to people who use drugs ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Nisha Beharie, Adelya Urmanche and Alex Harocopos Tags: Research Source Type: research
Point-of-care community drug checking technologies: an insider look at the scientific principles and practical considerations
Drug checking is increasingly being explored outside of festivals and events to be an ongoing service within communities, frequently integrated within responses to illicit drug overdose. The choice of instrume... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 25, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lea Gozdzialski, Bruce Wallace and Dennis Hore Tags: Perspective Source Type: research
Opioid overdose prevention education in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Distribution of naloxone and training on its proper use are evidence-based strategies for preventing opioid overdose deaths. In-person naloxone training was conducted in major metropolitan areas and urban cent... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 24, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Charles W. Mathias, Diana M. Cavazos, Kelly McGlothen-Bell, Allison D. Crawford, Brieanna Flowers-Joseph, Zhan Wang and Lisa M. Cleveland Tags: Case Study Source Type: research
Ultrasound-guided phlebotomy in primary care for people who inject drugs
Persons who inject drugs (PWID) commonly experience venous degradation as a complication of prolonged injection, which makes routine phlebotomy difficult. Clients may decline care due to the perceived lack of ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 23, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael Huyck, Stockton Mayer, Sarah Messmer, Charles Yingling and Shirley Stephenson Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Vaping among Norwegians who smoke or formerly smoked: reasons, patterns of use, and smoking cessation activity
The majority of Norwegians who use e-cigarettes are adults who have smoked. Little is known about vaping reasons and -patterns in this group. The aim of this paper was to study vaping prevalence, patterns, and... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 21, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ingeborg Lund and Gunnar S æbø Tags: Research Source Type: research
A realist review of best practices and contextual factors enhancing treatment of opioid dependence in Indigenous contexts
The objective of this study was to examine international literature to identify best practices for treatment of opioid dependence in Indigenous contexts. (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 17, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Rita Henderson, Ashley McInnes, Ava Danyluk, Iskotoah ’ka Wadsworth, Bonnie Healy and Lindsay Crowshoe Tags: Research Source Type: research
A scoping review of implementation considerations for harm reduction vending machines
Community-based harm reduction vending machines (HRVM) are not new to the field of public health; numerous countries have implemented them in response to the needs of people who use drugs over the last three d... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Erin Russell, Jessica Johnson, Zach Kosinski, Callie Kaplan, Nicole Barnes, Sean Allen and Emily Haroz Tags: Review Source Type: research
“The new normal has become a nonstop crisis”: a qualitative study of burnout among Philadelphia’s harm reduction and substance use disorder treatment workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the ongoing overdose crisis in the United States (US) and caused significant mental health strain and burnout among health care workers (HCW). Harm reduction, overdose prevention... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ijeoma C. Unachukwu, Matthew P. Abrams, Abby Dolan, Kehinde Oyekemi, Zachary F. Meisel, Eugenia C. South and Shoshana V. Aronowitz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Co-designing drug alerts for health and community workers for an emerging early warning system in Victoria, Australia
This study aimed to establish f... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 9, 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: Research Source Type: research
Patient experiences of methadone treatment changes during the first wave of COVID-19: a national community-driven survey
During COVID-19, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) allowed Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) programs to relax in-person MMT requirements to reduce COVID-19 exposure. T... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 9, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sarah Brothers, Adam Palayew, Caty Simon, Abby Coulter, Knina Strichartz, Nick Voyles and Louise Vincent Tags: Research Source Type: research
Contraception use among individuals with substance use disorder increases tenfold with patient-centered, mobile services: a quasi-experimental study
Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) have disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy. Reducing harm associated with this risk and its biopsychosocial consequences requires evidence-based, ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - March 6, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Emily A. Hurley, Kathy Goggin, Kimberly Pi ña-Brugman, Janelle R. Noel-MacDonnell, Andrea Allen, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler and Melissa K. Miller Tags: Research Source Type: research
