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C. McKNIGHT ; D. C. DES JARLAIS | 2018
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.60, October 2018) Article : PériodiqueIllicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), a category of synthetic opioids 50–100 times more potent than morphine, is increasingly being added to heroin and other drugs in the United States (US). Persons who use drugs (PWUD) are frequently unaware o[...]
D. C. DES JARLAIS ; H. HAGAN ; K. ARASTEH ; C. McKNIGHT ; S. SEMAAN ; D. C. PERLMAN | 2011
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.119, n°3, December 2011) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: Preventing HCV infection among people who inject drugs is a difficult public health challenge. We examined the potential role of intranasal drug use in reducing HCV acquisition. METHODS: Subjects were recruited from IDUs entering t[...]
D. C. DES JARLAIS ; Z. SLOBODA ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; B. TEMPALSKI ; C. McKNIGHT ; BRAINE N. | 2006
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.96 n°8, 2006) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : We examined the diffusion of the D.A.R.E program to reduce use of illicit drugs among school-aged children and youths and the diffusion of syringe exchange programs to reduce HIV transmission among injection drug users. The D.A.R.E p[...]
D. C. DES JARLAIS ; K. ARASTEH ; J. FEELEMYER ; C. McKNIGHT ; D. M. BARNES ; S. TROSS ; D. C. PERLMAN ; A. N. C. CAMPBELL ; H. L. F. COOPER ; H. HAGAN | 2016
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.71, Decembre 2016) Article : PériodiqueObjectives: Transitioning from injecting to non-injecting routes of drug administration can provide important individual and community health benefits. We assessed characteristics of persons who had ceased injecting while continuing to use heroi[...]
A. E. JORDAN ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; K. ARASTEH ; C. McKNIGHT ; D. NASH ; D. C. PERLMAN | 2015
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.152, July 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: Hepatitis C virus infection is a source of significant preventable morbidity and mortality among persons who inject drugs (PWID). We sought to assess trends in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among PWID from 2006 to 2013 in New Yor[...]
C. McKNIGHT ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; BRAMSON H. ; TOWER L. ; A. ABDUL-QUADER ; NEMETH C. ; D. D. HECKATHORN | 2006
PériodiqueENGLISH : Beth Israel Medical Center (BIMC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), used respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in a study of HIV seroprevalence among drug us[...]
B. TEMPALSKI ; FLOM P.L. ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; J. J. FRIEDMAN ; C. McKNIGHT ; R. FRIEDMAN | 2007
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°3, 2007) Article : PériodiqueCommunity activism can be important in shaping public health policies. For example, political pressure and direct action from grassroots activists have been central to the formation of syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in the United States. We ex[...]Nouveauté
D. C. DES JARLAIS ; K. ARASTEH ; C. McKNIGHT ; J. FEELEMYER ; A. N. C. CAMPBELL ; S. TROSS ; H. L. F. COOPER ; H. HAGAN ; D. C. PERLMAN | 2017
Dans Addiction (Vol.112, n°2, February 2017) Article : PériodiqueBackground and aims: HIV has reached high prevalence in many non-injecting drug user (NIDU) populations. The aims of this study were to (1) examine the trend in HIV prevalence among non-injecting cocaine and heroin NIDUs in New York City, (2) id[...]
DOWNING M. ; RIESS T. H. ; VERNON K. ; N. MULIA ; HOLLINQUEST M. ; C. McKNIGHT ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; B. R. EDLIN | 2005
PériodiqueENGLISH : Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) have been shown to be highly effective in reducing HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs). Despite this evidence, SEPs have not been implemented in many communities experiencing HIV epidem[...]
