Acceptability of a safer injection facility among injection drug users in San Francisco

A. H. KRAL ; L. WENGER ; L. CARPENTER ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR ; P. BOURGOIS | 2010
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.110, n°1-2, July 2010) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Research has shown that safer injection facilities (SIFs) are successful at reducing public nuisance and enhancing public health. Since 2007 support for implementation of a SIF in San Francisco has been building. The objective of this[...]

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Characteristics of people who initiate injection drug use later in life

S. G. ARREOLA ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; L. WENGER ; D. CHU ; J. THING ; A. H. KRAL | 2014
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.138, May 2014) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: Studies report that among people who inject drugs (PWID), approximately 1 in 7 initiated injection during their thirties or later (referred to hereafter as "late initiates"). However, little is known about individuals who are late in[...]

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Defunding the poor : the impact of lost access to subsidized methadone maintenance tretament on women injection drug users

K. R. KNIGHT ; M. ROSENBAUM ; KELLEY M. S. ; J. IRWIN ; A. WASHBURN ; L. WENGER | 1996
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Des données qualitatives provenant de femmes à qui l'on a supprimé les subventions pour les programmes de maintenance par méthadone (PMT) ont été analysées pour déterminer l'impact de cette suppression sur ces femmes et les personnes[...]

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Factors associated with initiating someone into illicit drug injection

R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; L. WENGER ; D. CHU ; B. QUINN ; J. THING ; A. H. KRAL | 2014
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.144, November 2014) Article : Périodique

Aims: Most people who inject drugs (PWID) were first initiated into injection by a current PWID. Few studies have examined PWID who assist others into drug injection. Our goal is to describe the prevalence of and risk factors for initiating some[...]

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Involuntary versus voluntary detoxification from methadone maintenance treatment: the importance of choice

K. R. KNIGHT ; M. ROSENBAUM ; J. IRWIN ; KELLEY M. S. ; L. WENGER ; A. WASHBURN | 1996
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Exécuté à partir d'une population de 233 patients sous méthadone en traitement dans différents centres de San Francisco, ce rapport s'étaye sur un échantillon de 10 patients entrés volontairement dans ce programme et 30 involontaire[...]

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Reasons for assisting with injection initiation: Results from a large survey of people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California

K. A. SIMPSON ; A. H. KRAL ; J. L. GOLDSHEAR ; L. WENGER ; C. S. STRIKE ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL | 2020
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.209, April 2020) Article : Périodique

Injection drug initiation usually requires assistance by someone who already injects drugs. To develop interventions that prevent people from starting to inject drugs, it is imperative to understand why people who inject drugs (PWID) assist with[...]

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Syringe disposal among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles: The role of sterile syringe source

B. QUINN ; D. CHU ; L. WENGER ; R. N. BLUTHENTHAL ; A. H. KRAL | 2014
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.25, n°5, September 2014) Article : Périodique

Background: Few recent studies have investigated the prevalence of improperly discarded syringes in community settings by people who inject drugs (PWID). We examined whether syringe source was associated with the act of improper syringe disposal[...]

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