Canadian illicit opiate users' views on methadone and other opiate prescription treatment: an exploratory qualitative study

B. FISCHER ; CHIN A. T. ; I. KUO ; M. KIRST ; D. VLAHOV | 2002
Périodique

ENGLISH : Although methadone treatment has been available in North America for decades, only a small proportion of opiate addicts (some 25% of estimated opiate users in Canada) are receiving methadone treatment. Many users have tried methadone[...]

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Factors Associated with Recent-Onset Injection Drug Use among Drug Users in Pakistan

I. KUO ; UL-HASAN S. ; T. ZAFAR ; N. GALAI ; S. G. SHERMAN ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2007
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.42 n°5, 2007) Article : Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Soixante-douze injecteurs de drogue récemment initié ainsi que 241 utilisateurs de drogue non-injectant ont été recrutés dans Quetta et Lahore, Pakistan en 2003. Des enquêteurs entraînés ont administré des questionnaires concernant l[...]

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Feasability of referring drug users from a needle exchange program into an addiction treatment program: experience with a mobile treatment van and LAAM maintenance

I. KUO ; J. BRADY ; C. BUTLER ; R. SCHWARTZ ; R. BROONER ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2003
Périodique

ENGLISH : We evaluated program entry, retention, and early treatment response of needle exchange program (NEP) attendees referred to a drug treatment program using levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM). Of l63 referrals, 1I4 (70%) entered [...]

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Hepatitis B virus infection and vaccination among young injection and non-injection drug users: missed opportunities to prevent infection

I. KUO ; S. G. SHERMAN ; D. L. THOMAS ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : Introduction: We examined correlates of HBV infection and vaccination and the missed vaccination opportunities among young injection drug users (IDUs) and non-injection drug users (NIDUs). Methods: Two hundred IDUs and 124 NIDUs aged[...]

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High prevalence of substance use among heterosexuals living in communities with high rates of AIDS and poverty in Washington, DC

I. KUO ; A. E. GREENBERG ; M. MAGNUS ; G. II PHILLIPS ; A. RAWLS ; J. PETERSON ; F. HAMILTON ; T. WEST-OJO ; C. HADER | 2011
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.117, n°2-3, September 2011) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence and patterns of substance use, HIV prevalence, and sexual risk behaviors in a community-based sample of heterosexuals recruited from areas at high risk for HIV/AIDS and poverty in Washington, DC. METHODS: Co[...]

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