Historique
Article de Périodique
Medical complications of injection drug use - Part I (2023)
Auteur(s) :
RICH, K. M. ;
SOLOMON, D. A.
Année
2023
Page(s) :
art. EVIDra2200292
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
INJECTION
;
MORBIDITE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
SURDOSE
;
INFECTION
;
BACTERIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
During the past 2 decades, the risk of death and the prevalence of hospitalizations in the United States have increased substantially among people who inject drugs, in large part because of the opioid epidemic. This article reviews the complications observed in people who inject drugs as well as strategies to reduce harm.
Affiliation :
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA