Auteur M. J. MILLOY

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Detection of synthetic cannabinoid adulteration in the unregulated drug supply in three Canadian settings

L. TI ; S. TOBIAS ; N. MAGHSOUDI ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. McDONALD ; A. SHAPIRO ; D. BERIAULT ; C. STEFAN ; M. LYSYSHYN ; D. WERB | 2021
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.40, n°4, May 2021) Article : Périodique

INTRODUCTION: Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are increasingly being consumed worldwide, with synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic opioids being the second and third most commonly used NPS, respectively. Certain synthetic cannabinoids can pr[...]

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Do law enforcement interactions reduce the initiation of injection drug use? An investigation in three North American settings

J. S. MELO ; R. S. GARFEIN ; K. HAYASHI ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. DEBECK ; S. SUN ; S. JAIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. WERB | 2018
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.182, January 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: The prevention of drug injecting is often cited as a justification for the deployment of law enforcement and for the continuation of drug criminalization policies. We sought to characterize the impact of law enforcement interactions [...]

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Drug-related harm coinciding with income assistance payments: results from a community-based cohort of people who use drugs

L. RICHARDSON ; H. DONG ; T. KERR ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. HAYASHI | 2021
Dans Addiction (Vol.116, n°3, March 2021) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Income assistance is critical to the health and wellbeing of socio-economically marginalized people who use illicit drugs (PWUD). However, past literature paradoxically identifies unintended increases in drug-related harm co[...]

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Hepatitis C cascade of care among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada

S. YOUNG ; E. WOOD ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. DEBECK ; S. DOBRER ; E. NOSOVA ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI | 2018
Dans Substance Abuse (Vol.39, n°4, 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) have high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Little is known about the rates of diagnosis and treatment for HCV among PWID. Therefore, this study aims to characterize the cascade of care in Van[...]

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High-risk drug-use practices among a large sample of Australian prisoners

S. A. KINNER ; R. JENKINSON ; M. GOUILLOU ; M. J. MILLOY | 2012
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.126, n°1-2, November 2012) Article : Périodique

Background: Drug injection in prison is associated with a high risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens including hepatitis C (HCV). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify independent correlates of recent in-priso[...]

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Impact of binge alcohol on mortality among people who inject drugs

C. JOHNSON ; H. DONG ; K. AHAMAD ; K. HAYASHI ; M. J. MILLOY ; T. KERR ; E. WOOD | 2015
Dans Addictive Behaviors Reports (Vol.2, December 2015) Article : Périodique

Introduction: While the impacts of illicit drug use on mortality have been well described, the impact of poly-substance that includes alcohol has received less attention. We examined the impact of binge alcohol use on mortality among a cohort of[...]

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Inability to access health and social services associated with mental health among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting

L. WANG ; D. PANAGIOTOGLOU ; J. E. MIN ; K. DEBECK ; M. J. MILLOY ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI ; B. NOSYK | 2016
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.168, November 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) face barriers to healthcare due to reasons including comorbidity. We evaluated access to health and social services by three of the most prevalent comorbid conditions among PWID: HIV, hepatitis C (HCV),[...]

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Increasing diversion of methadone in Vancouver, Canada, 2005-2015

H. REDDON ; J. HO ; K. DEBECK ; M. J. MILLOY ; Y. LIU ; H. DONG ; K. AHAMAD ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI | 2018
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.85, February 2018) Article : Périodique

Background and aim: Although methadone, an opioid agonist, has been an effective medication used to treat opioid use disorder for over 40 years, recent studies have found that methadone was identified in more than a quarter of prescription opioi[...]

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Knowledge of hepatitis C and treatment willingness amongst people who inject drugs in an era of direct acting antivirals

A. MAH ; M. W. HULL ; K. DEBECK ; M. J. MILLOY ; S. DOBRER ; E. NOSOVA ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.47, September 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: Knowledge of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is believed to be important in altering risk behaviour, improving engagement in care, and promoting willingness to initiate HCV treatment. We assessed factors associated with HCV knowledge and tre[...]

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Non-fatal overdose as a risk factor for subsequent fatal overdose among people who inject drugs

A. CAUDARELLA ; H. DONG ; M. J. MILLOY ; T. KERR ; E. WOOD ; K. HAYASHI | 2016
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.162, May 2016) Article : Périodique

Objectives: To examine the relationship between non-fatal overdose and risk of subsequent fatal overdose. Methods: We assessed risk factors for overdose death among two prospective cohorts of persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Vancouver, Canada[...]

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Prevalence and correlates of intentional substance use to reduce illicit opioid use in a Canadian setting

J. KLIMAS ; W. Y. MOK ; S. LAKE ; M. E. SOCIAS ; K. DEBECK ; K. HAYASHI ; E. WOOD ; M. J. MILLOY | 2022
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.27, n°3, June 2022) Article : Périodique

Background: While preliminary evidence has begun to document intentional use of one substance to reduce the use of another, the phenomenon of drug substitution among people who use illicit opioids remains understudied. Therefore, we sought to es[...]

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Prevalence and correlates of selling illicit cannabis among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A ten-year prospective cohort study

H. REDDON ; D. FAST ; K. DEBECK ; D. WERB ; K. HAYASHI ; E. WOOD ; M. J. MILLOY | 2019
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.69, July 2019) Article : Périodique

Background: The illicit selling and use of cannabis is prevalent among marginalized people who use illicit drugs (PWUD). Given that participation in illicit drug markets has been previously associated with a range of health and social harms, we [...]

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Ranking evidence in substance use and addiction

H. REDDON ; T. KERR ; M. J. MILLOY | 2020
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.83, September 2020) Article : Périodique

Evidence-based medicine has consistently prized the epistemological value of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) owing to their methodological advantages over alternative designs such as observational studies. However, there are limitations to R[...]

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Re-incarceration and associated social, structural and behavioural factors among people who use drugs in an urban Canadian setting

O. BROOKS ; K. HAYASHI ; Z. CUI ; M. J. MILLOY ; T. KERR ; N. FAIRBAIRN | 2023
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.115, May 2023) Article : Périodique

Background: People who use drugs (PWUD) are disproportionately incarcerated, however little is known about specific substance use, social and structural factors associated with re-incarceration among PWUD. We aimed to identify the socio-structur[...]

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Reduction in overdose mortality after the opening of North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility: a retrospective population-based study

B. D. L. MARSHALL ; M. J. MILLOY ; E. WOOD ; J. S. G. MONTANER ; T. KERR | 2011
Dans Lancet (The) (Vol.377, n°9775, Apr 23, 2011) Article : Périodique

Background: Overdose from illicit drugs is a leading cause of premature mortality in North America. Internationally, more than 65 supervised injecting facilities (SIFs), where drug users can inject pre-obtained illicit drugs, have been opened as[...]

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