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Auteur D. WERB |
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L. TI ; S. TOBIAS ; N. MAGHSOUDI ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. McDONALD ; A. SHAPIRO ; D. BERIAULT ; C. STEFAN ; M. LYSYSHYN ; D. WERB |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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J. S. MELO ; R. S. GARFEIN ; K. HAYASHI ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. DEBECK ; S. SUN ; S. JAIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. WERB |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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N. MAGHSOUDI ; J. TANGUAY ; K. SCARFONE ; I. RAMMOHAN ; C. ZIEGLER ; D. WERB ; A. I. SCHEIM |BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Drug checking services provide people who use drugs with chemical analysis results of their drug samples while simultaneously monitoring the unregulated drug market. We sought to identify and synthesize literature on the fol[...]![]()
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I. RAMMOHAN ; Z. BOUCK ; S. FUSIGBOYE ; J. BOWLES ; K. McDONALD ; N. MAGHSOUDI ; A. SCHEIM ; D. WERB |Background: Drug checking services (DCS) provide information on drug composition to inform consumption practices and monitor unregulated drug markets. We sought to identify correlates of recent informal DCS use (e.g., fentanyl test strips) and w[...]![]()
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IDPC ; C. HALLAM ; D. WERB ; G. LAI ; M. NOUGIER ; M. MELIS ; M. CURTIS | London : International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) | 2012FRANÇAIS : Les responsables politiques nationaux engagés dans la politique des drogues travaillent dans un contexte d'incertitude. Les stratégies simplistes de « guerre contre la drogue » ont échoué dans leurs objectifs principaux, c'est à dire[...]![]()
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Violence is amongst the primary concerns of communities around the world and research has demonstrated links between violence and the illicit drug trade, particularly in urban settings. Given the growing emphasis on evidence-based policy-making,[...]![]()
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D. WERB ; B. NOSYK ; T. KERR ; B. FISCHER ; J. MONTANER ; E. WOOD |Background: British Columbia (BC), Canada, is home to a large illegal cannabis industry that is known to contribute to substantial organized crime concerns. Although debates have emerged regarding the potential benefits of a legally regulated ma[...]![]()
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On estime généralement que l'histoire moderne de la politique des drogues commence avec le développement des mouvements de tempérance aux États-Unis, au XIXe siècle. Soutenus par des intérêts divers, ces mouvements évoluent en un demi-siècle d'u[...]![]()
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D. WERB ; J. BUXTON ; J. SHOVELLER ; C. RICHARDSON ; G. ROWELL ; E. WOOD |Background: Injection drug use has been identified as a key source of morbidity and mortality, primarily from overdose and the transmission of blood-borne diseases such as HIV. Experts have therefore called for the prioritization of resources to[...]![]()
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The prevention of drug use is one of the primary goals of the War on Drugs. However, despite investment in high-profile interventions such as social marketing campaigns and enforcement-based deterrence, these efforts have generally failed. With [...]Nouveauté
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H. REDDON ; D. FAST ; K. DEBECK ; D. WERB ; K. HAYASHI ; E. WOOD ; M. J. MILLOY |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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D. WERB ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; G. KOLLA ; C. STRIKE ; A. H. KRAL ; A. UUSKULA ; D. DES JARLAIS |Just over 10 years have passed since public health experts called for an update to the "infection risk reduction hierarchy". At the time Vlahov et al. noted that HIV prevention programs for people who inject drugs (PWID), 13% of whom are estimat[...]![]()
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S. A. MEYERS ; L. R. SMITH ; D. WERB |In 2017, there were large increases (260-500%) in overdose deaths among women in the United States across age groups (30-64 years and 55-64 years). In addition, U.S. women who inject drugs (WWID) are at increased risk for substance use-related d[...]![]()
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D. WERB ; R. GARFEIN ; T. KERR ; P. DAVIDSON ; P. ROUX ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; M. AURIACOMBE ; W. SMALL ; S. A. STRATHDEE |Background: Injection drug use remains a primary driver of HIV and HCV-related harms globally. However, there is a gap in efforts to prevent individuals from transitioning into injecting. People who inject drugs (PWID) play a key role in the tra[...]![]()
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D. WERB ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; M. C. MEACHAM ; C. RAFFUL ; B. FISCHER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; E. WOOD |Background: Despite widespread implementation of compulsory treatment modalities for drug dependence, there has been no systematic evaluation of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment. Methods: We conducted a [...]