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Associations between prescription opioid injection and Hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users

S. E. LANKENAU ; A. KECOJEVIC ; K. SILVA | 2015
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.22, n°1, February 2015) Article : Périodique

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence has been increasing among young injection drug users (IDUs). This analysis examined whether the emerging practice of prescription opioid (PO) injection is associated with self-reported HCV among young[...]

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Initiation into prescription opioid misuse amongst young injection drug users

S. E. LANKENAU ; M. TETI ; K. SILVA ; J. JACKSON BLOOM ; A. HAROCOPOS ; M. TREESE | 2012
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.23, n°1, January 2012) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Prescription opioids are the most frequently misused class of prescription drugs amongst young adults. Initiation into prescription opioid misuse is an important public health concern since opioids are increasingly associated with dr[...]

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Injection drug users trained by overdose prevention programs: responses to witnessed overdoses

S. E. LANKENAU ; K. D. WAGNER ; K. SILVA ; A. KECOJEVIC ; E. IVERSON ; M. McNEELY ; A. H. KRAL | 2013
Dans Journal of Community Health (Vol.38, n°1, February 2013) Article : Périodique

In response to the growing public health problem of drug overdose, community-based organizations have initiated overdose prevention programs (OPPs), which distribute naloxone, an opioid antagonist, and teach overdose response techniques. Injecti[...]

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Prescription drug misuse and risk behaviors among young injection drug users

K. M. JOHNSON ; M. FIBBI ; D. LANGER ; K. SILVA ; S. E. LANKENAU | 2013
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.45, n°2, April-June 2013) Article : Périodique

Prescription drug misuse among young adults, especially opioids, is a substantial public health problem in the United States. Although risks associated with injection of illicit drugs are well established, injection and sexual risks associated w[...]

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