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Impact of tobacco and/or nicotine products on health and …

WebMeasuring self-reported experience of health and functioning is important for understanding the changes in the health status of individuals switching from cigarettes to …

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Harm reduction workforce, behavioral health, and service delivery …

WebHarm reduction is an evidence-based community driven approach that works directly with people who use drugs in order to prevent drug overdose and infectious …

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The utilization and delivery of safer smoking practices and …

WebProviding sterile drug smoking materials to people who use drugs can prevent the acquisition of infectious diseases and reduce overdose risk. However, there …

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Substance use patterns, sociodemographics, and health profiles of …

WebIn 2021, an estimated 106,699 drug-involved overdose deaths occurred in the United States (US), a record-high and astonishing twofold increase from 52,404 deaths …

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Harm reduction principles for healthcare settings

WebThis work is derived from a 2016 mixed methods study of an HIV clinic that provides harm reduction-informed services. This clinic demonstrates high rates of clinical …

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Health, harm reduction, and social service providers’ perspectives …

WebStudy design and sample. From April to November 2021, we conducted qualitative interviews with health, harm reduction, and social service providers who were …

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“Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they’d care

WebIn 2010, mental and substance use disorders were estimated to account for 22.9% of years lived with disability (YLDs) worldwide and 7.4% of all disability-adjusted …

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Reducing the harms of xylazine: clinical approaches, research …

WebXylazine has emerged as a consistent part of the unregulated drug supply in recent months. We discuss major domains of xylazine’s harm, current knowledge …

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Implementation opportunities and challenges to piloting a …

WebIn response to the overdose crisis, a collaborative group of two community-based organizations, a health authority and a research institute in Vancouver, Canada, …

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The challenges, opportunities and strategies of engaging young …

WebThe meaningful inclusion of young people who use or have used drugs is a fundamental aspect of harm reduction, including in program design, research, service …

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Naloxone and the Inner City Youth Experience (NICYE): a …

WebBackground Take home naloxone (THN) programs reduce mortality by training bystanders to respond to opioid overdoses. Clinical observation by the health care team …

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“They look at us like junkies”: influences of drug use stigma on the

WebBackground People who inject drugs (PWID) are a medically and socially vulnerable population with a high incidence of overdose, mental illness, and infections …

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Come back when you’re infected: pharmacy access to sterile …

WebPharmacies are critical healthcare partners in community efforts to eliminate bloodborne illnesses. Pharmacy sale of sterile syringes is central to this effort. A mixed …

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Barriers to access to hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting

WebHepatitis C elimination has been a public health challenge for the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, whose goals are to reduce incident cases by 90% and …

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Opioid overdose prevention education in Texas during the COVID …

WebDistribution of naloxone and training on its proper use are evidence-based strategies for preventing opioid overdose deaths. In-person naloxone training was …

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Structural stigma within inpatient care for people who inject drugs

WebBackground Individuals suffering with addiction have historically experienced disproportionally high levels of stigma. The process of inpatient care for those with …

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“As safe as possible”: a qualitative study of opioid withdrawal and

WebOpioid withdrawal is a regular occurrence for many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) involving acute physical and psychological pain that can sometimes be …

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The war on drugs is a war on us: young people who use drugs and …

WebIn the Global South, young people who use drugs (YPWUD) are exposed to multiple interconnected social and health harms, with many low- and middle-income …

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Harm reduction stories: leveraging graphic medicine to engage …

WebHarm reduction strategies can decrease morbidity and mortality associated with substance use. Various barriers limit conversation around substance use between …

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Receipt of COVID-19 emergency funds and engagement in sex …

WebDuring the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health orders disrupted income generation in numerous sectors and many governments provided …

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Emerging adult perceptions of higher-risk cannabis consumption

WebFrequency of Consumption: There was a significant effect of frequency of consumption on each of the four one-way ANOVAs on overall risk, mental health, …

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