Association between willingness to use an overdose prevention center and probation or parole status among people who use drugs in Rhode Island
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) are being implemented in the United States as a strategy to reduce drug-related mortality and morbidity. Previous studies have suggested that people who use drugs (PWUD) with... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 29, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael Tan, Carolyn Park, Jacqueline Goldman, Katie B. Biello, Jane Buxton, Scott E. Hadland, Ju Nyeong Park, Susan G. Sherman, Alexandria Macmadu and Brandon D. L. Marshall Tags: Research Source Type: research
“They make it too hard and too many hoops to jump”: system and organizational barriers to drug treatment during epidemic rates of opioid overdose
The United States is currently facing an opioid overdose crisis. Research suggests that multiple interventions are needed to reduce overdose deaths including increasing access and retention to medications to t... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 27, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Julia Dickson-Gomez, Sarah Krechel, Jessica Ohlrich, Helena Danielle Green Montaque, Margaret Weeks, Jianghong Li, Jennifer Havens and Antoinette Spector Tags: Research Source Type: research
Structural stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs: implications for harm reduction
Individuals suffering with addiction have historically experienced disproportionally high levels of stigma. The process of inpatient care for those with substance abuse disorder (SUD) is multifaceted, shaped ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 27, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Maham Rehman, Leigh Chapman, Lisa Liu, Sara Calvert and Javeed Sukhera Tags: Research Source Type: research
“No-one just does drugs during business hours!”: evaluation of a 24/7 primary needle and syringe program in St Kilda, Australia
Primary needle and syringe programs (NSPs) have been integral for the prevention of blood-borne virus (BBV) transmission among people who inject drugs. Despite this, many people who inject drugs face barriers ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 24, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shelley Walker, Michael Curtis, Amy Kirwan, Rebecca Thatcher and Paul Dietze Tags: Research Source Type: research
Improving access to HIV care among people who inject drugs through tele-harm reduction: a qualitative analysis of perceived discrimination and stigma
Tele-harm reduction (THR) is a telehealth-enhanced, peer-led, harm reduction intervention delivered within a trusted syringe services program (SSP) venue. The primary goal of THR is to facilitate linkage to ca... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Carolina Scaramutti, Bel én Hervera, Yanexy Rivera, Teresa A. Chueng, David W. Forrest, Edward Suarez Jr, David P. Serota,, Hatoun Alkamli, Katrina Ciraldo, Tyler S. Bartholomew and Hansel E. Tookes Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Changes in harm reduction service providers professional quality of life during dual public health emergencies in Canada
Harm reduction (HR) is a critical response to the pronounced toxicity deaths being experienced in Canada. HR providers report many benefits of their jobs, but also encounter chronic stress from structural ineq... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 22, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sheena Taha, Samantha King, Sara Atif and Eliza Bate Tags: Research Source Type: research
Come back when you ’re infected: pharmacy access to sterile syringes in an Arizona Secret Shopper Study, 2023
Pharmacies are critical healthcare partners in community efforts to eliminate bloodborne illnesses. Pharmacy sale of sterile syringes is central to this effort. (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 22, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Danielle M. Russell, Beth E. Meyerson, Arlene N. Mahoney, Irene Garnett, Chris Ferrell, Kylee Newgass, Jon D. Agley, Richard A. Crosby, Keith G. Bentele, Nina Vadiei, David Frank and Linnea B. Linde-Krieger Tags: Research Source Type: research
A systematic review of interventions that impact alcohol and other drug-related harms in licensed entertainment settings and outdoor music festivals
Harms associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) in licensed entertainment settings (LES) and outdoor music festivals (OMF) are ongoing public health and criminal justice concerns. This systemati... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 21, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Christopher Eassey, Caitlin E. Hughes, Phillip Wadds, Dominique de Andrade and Monica J. Barratt Tags: Review Source Type: research
Feeling safer: effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of continuous pulse oximetry for people who smoke opioids at overdose prevention services in British Columbia, Canada
Smoking is the most common mode of unregulated opioid consumption overall and implicated in fatal overdoses in British Columbia (BC). In part, perception of decreased risk (e.g., fewer who smoke carry naloxone... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 20, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jessica Moe, Tamara Chavez, Charotte Marr, Fred Cameron, Damian Feldman-Kiss, Yueqiao Elle Wang, Jessica C. Xavier, Zahra Mamdani, Roy A. Purssell, Amy Salmon and Jane A. Buxton Tags: Research Source Type: research
Xylazine co-occurrence with illicit fentanyl is a growing threat in the Deep South: a retrospective study of decedent data
Xylazine is a dangerous veterinary sedative found mainly in illicit fentanyl in the Northeast and Midwest. Its role in the Deep South overdose crisis is not well-characterized. (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 20, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: William Bradford, Mary Figgatt, Karen S. Scott, Stacy Marshall, Ellen F. Eaton and Daniel W. Dye Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
“I don’t think of it as a shelter. I say I’m going home”: a qualitative evaluation of a low-threshold shelter for women who use drugs
In 2021 –2022, encampments in a downtown Boston neighborhood reached record heights, increasing the visibility of drug use and homelessness in the city. In response, the city planned a “sweep” (i.e., eradicatio... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 19, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Corinne A. Beaugard, Fay Khudairi, Oluwatoyin Yesufu, Andrea Farina and Jordana Laks Tags: Research Source Type: research
The war on drugs is a war on us: young people who use drugs and the fight for harm reduction in the Global South
In the Global South, young people who use drugs (YPWUD) are exposed to multiple interconnected social and health harms, with many low- and middle-income countries enforcing racist, prohibitionist-based drug po... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 17, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: M-J Stowe, Rita Gatonye, Ishwor Maharjan, Seyi Kehinde, Sidarth Arya, Jorge Herrera Valderr ábano, Angela Mcbride, Florian Scheibein, Emmy Kageha Igonya and Danya Fast Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Feasibility of paying people who use drugs cash to distribute naloxone within their networks
Immediate access to naloxone is needed to prevent fatal opioid-related overdoses in the presence of fentanyl analogs saturating the opioid supply. Peer models engage impacted populations who are not accessing ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 16, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Nikki M. Lewis, Rebecca P. Smeltzer, Trevor J. Baker, Andrea C. Sahovey, Justine Baez, Erika Hensel, Brandon Poole, Cecelia Stewart, Allyson G. Cogan, Mackenzie Bullard and Jessica L. Taylor Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
“Make yourself un-NIMBY-able”: stakeholder perspectives on strategies to mobilize public and political support for overdose prevention centers in the United States of America
Overdose prevention centers (OPCs), also known as supervised injection facilities and safe consumption sites, are evidenced-based interventions for preventing overdose deaths and drug-related morbidities. The ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 15, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Joseph G. Rosen, Erin Thompson, Jessica Tardif, Alexandra B. Collins, Brandon D. L. Marshall and Ju Nyeong Park Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patterns of cannabis use, perception of harm, and perceived impact of legislative change in an online sample of young adults from Lebanon: insight on recreational users versus dual motive users
Lebanon remains as one of the major sources of cannabis worldwide. In 2020, its government passed a legislation enabling the cultivation of local medicinal cannabis. This first study following the legislative ... (Source: Harm Reduction Journal)
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - February 15, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lilian Ghandour, Andre Slim, Nada Abbas and Joseph El-Khoury Tags: Research Source Type: research
