Drug quality assessment practices and communication of drug alerts among people who use drugs

Y. SOUKUP-BALJAK ; A. M. GREER ; A. AMLANI ; O. SAMPSON ; J. A. BUXTON | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°12, December 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: Regional health bodies in British Columbia (BC) issue drug alerts to the public when health risks associated with drug quality are identified, such as increased illicit drug deaths, overdoses or other harms. There is a lack of eviden[...]

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Health effects of using cannabis for therapeutic purposes: a gender analysis of users' perspectives

J. L. BOTTORFF ; L. J. BISSELL ; L. G. BALNEAVES ; J. L. OLIFFE ; H. B. KANG ; N. R. CAPLER ; J. A. BUXTON ; R. K. O'BRIEN | 2011
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.46, n°6, 2011) Article : Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Cette étude qualitative a pour but de comprendre de quelle façon les individus disant faire usage de cannabis à des fins thérapeutiques perçoivent les effets de celle-ci sur leur santé. Les données provenant de 23 entretiens individu[...]

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High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs

M. S. KRIEGER ; J. L. YEDINAK ; J. A. BUXTON ; M. LYSYSHYN ; E. BERNSTEIN ; J. D. RICH ; T. C. GREEN ; S. E. HADLAND ; B. D. L. MARSHALL | 2018
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.15, n°1, 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: Synthetic opioid overdose mortality among young adults has risen more than 300% in the USA since 2013, primarily due to the contamination of heroin and other drugs with illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Rapid test strips, which can be[...]

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Illicit drug overdose deaths resulting from income assistance payments: Analysis of the 'check effect' using daily mortality data

M. C. OTTERSTATTER ; A. AMLANI ; T. H. GUAN ; L. RICHARDSON ; J. A. BUXTON | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.33, July 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Although income assistance is an important source of support for low income individuals, there is evidence that adverse outcomes may increase when payments are disbursed on the same day for all recipients. The objective of this study[...]

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Life with jib: a snapshot of street youth's use of crystal methamphetamine

V. BUNGAY ; L. MALCHY ; J. A. BUXTON ; J. JOHNSON ; D. MACPHERSON ; T. ROSENFELD | 2006
Périodique

ENGLISH : Crystal methamphetamine (CM) is a psychoactive form of methamphetamine whose effects include euphoria, alertness, restlessness, feelings of endless energy, sleep deprivation, depression, paranoia, acute psychosis, and malnutrition. C[...]

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Peer engagement in harm reduction strategies and services: a critical case study and evaluation framework from British Columbia, Canada

A. M. GREER ; S. A. LUCHENSKI ; A. A. AMLANI ; K. LACROIX ; C. BURMEISTER ; J. A. BUXTON | 2016
Dans BMC Public Health (Vol.16, n°452, 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Engaging people with drug use experience, or 'peers,' in decision-making helps to ensure harm reduction services reflect current need. There is little published on the implementation, evaluation, and effectiveness of meaningful peer [...]

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A qualitative study of the perceived effects of blue lights in washrooms on people who use injection drugs

A. CRABTREE ; G. MERCER ; R. HORAN ; S. GRANT ; T. TAN ; J. A. BUXTON | 2013
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.10, n°22, 2013) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Blue lights are sometimes placed in public washrooms to discourage injection drug use. Their effectiveness has been questioned and concerns raised that they are harmful but formal research on the issue is limited to a single study. W[...]

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Smoke Gets in the Eye: A systematic review of case reports of ocular complications of crack cocaine use

H. GOHIL ; M. MISKOVIC ; J. A. BUXTON ; S. P. HOLLAND ; C. STRIKE | 2022
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.41, n°2, February 2022) Article : Périodique

ISSUES: Use of crack cocaine and associated medical complications persists globally. Some reports in medical literature describe a sight-threatening condition commonly referred to as 'crack eye' or 'crack eye syndrome'. The purpose of this revie[...]

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The rise of overdose deaths involving fentanyl and the value of early warning

M. M. YOUNG ; T. PIRIE ; J. A. BUXTON ; S. HOSEIN | 2015
Dans Canadian Journal of Addiction (The) (Vol.6, n°3, December 2015) Article : Périodique

FRANÇAIS : L'information recueillie, synthétisée et diffusée par le Réseau communautaire canadien d'épidémiologie des toxicomanies (RCCET) concernant l'apparition du fentanyl ou d'analogues du fentanyl sur le marché illicite est présentée comme[...]

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What is killing people with hepatitis C virus infection? Analysis of a population-based cohort in Canada

M. KRAJDEN ; D. A. COOK ; S. WONG ; A. YU ; Z. A. BUTT ; C. ROSSI ; M. DARVISHIAN ; M. ALVAREZ ; J. A. BUXTON ; M. TYNDALL ; N. Z. JANJUA | 2019
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.72, October 2019) Article : Périodique

Background: Persons with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are at risk of mortality from both chronic liver disease and HCV acquisition risk activities. We compared causes of death among HCV positive and negative individuals to characterize cont[...]

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