Correlates of non-medical prescription drug use among a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore City

N. KHOSLA ; H. S. JUON ; G. D. KIRK ; J. ASTEMBORSKI ; S. H. MEHTA | 2011
Dans Addictive Behaviors (Vol.36, n°12, December 2011) Article : Périodique

Despite reports of increasing non-medical prescription drug use, relatively few studies have systematically evaluated the prevalence and correlates of non-medical prescription drug use, particularly in populations that might be especially vulner[...]

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Correlates of unsafe syringe acquisition and disposal among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland

E. T. GOLUB ; J. C. BARETA ; S. H. MEHTA ; L. D. MAC CALL ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2005
Périodique

ENGLISH : Because multi-person syringe use is the most common vehicle for HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), safe sources of sterile syringes and safe methods of disposal are necessary to curb these epide[...]

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Mortality risk among new onset injection drug users

D. VLAHOV ; C. L. WANG ; N. GALAI ; J. BARETA ; S. H. MEHTA ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; K. E. NELSON | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : Aims To characterize mortality experience among those who only recently started injection. Design Prospective study. Setting Independent study clinic within high drug use neighborhoods. Participants In 1988-1989, we enrolled 256 adul[...]

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