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Article : Périodique
Background: Krokodil, a homemade injectable opioid, gained its moniker from the excessive harms associated with its use, such as ulcerations, amputations and discolored scale-like skin. While a relatively new phenomenon, krokodil use is prevalen[...]Article : Périodique
The loss of functioning veins (venous sclerosis) is a root cause of suffering for long-term heroin injectors. In addition to perpetual frustration and loss of pleasure/esteem, venous sclerosis leads to myriad medical consequences including skin [...]
Article : Périodique
D. LEWER ; J. FREER ; E. KING ; S. LARNEY ; L. DEGENHARDT ; E. J. TWEED ; V. D. HOPE ; M. HARRIS ; T. MILLAR ; A. HAYWARD ; D. CICCARONE ; K. I. MORLEY |AIMS: To summarize evidence on the frequency and predictors of health-care utilization among people who use illicit drugs. DESIGN: Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsychINFO for observational studies reporting health-care utilization pub[...]Article : Périodique
M. HARRIS ; K. FORSETH ; T. RHODES |Background: Between late 2010 and mid 2011 there was a significant heroin shortage in the United Kingdom (UK), resulting in a rapid drop in street heroin purity and increase in price. The most well documented event of this kind is the 2000-2001 [...]Article : Périodique
Methadone diversion as a protective strategy: The harm reduction potential of 'generous constraints'
Methadone maintenance treatment is evidenced as a successful harm reduction initiative in regard to the prevention of blood borne viruses and other injecting related harms. This is attributable to reductions in heroin use and injecting equipment[...]Article : Périodique
J. V. LAZARUS ; K. SAFREED-HARMON ; S. R. STUMO ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; M. MATICIC ; T. REIC ; E. SCHATZ ; J. TALLADA ; M. HARRIS ; HEP-CORE STUDY GROUP |In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat and established the ambitious targets of achieving an 80% reduction in new infections and a 65% reduction in deaths from hepatit[...]Nouveauté
Article : Périodique
The review in this issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy (Grund, Latypov, & Harris, 2013) highlights the disturbing harms caused by the increasing use of 'krokodil' by people who inject drugs (PWID) in Eurasia. The growing use of thi[...]
Article : Périodique
Aim - To explore the facilitators of long-term hepatitis C avoidance among people who inject drugs. Design - We employed a qualitative life history design. Setting - Recruitment took place through low-threshold drug services and drug user ne[...]Bulletin : Périodique
International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol.47 - September 2017 - Elimination of hepatitis C virus infection among PWID: The beginning of a new era of interferon-free DAA therapy
J. GREBELY ; J. BRUNEAU ; P. BRUGGMANN ; M. HARRIS ; M. HICKMAN ; T. RHODES ; C. TRELOAR, Editeur scientifique | 2017
