
Auteur M. HARRIS
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Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur (11)

J. P. C. GRUND ; A. LATYPOV ; M. HARRIS | 2013
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.24, n°4, July 2013) Article : PériodiqueBackground: 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[...]
T. RHODES ; M. HARRIS ; F. G. SANIN ; K. LANCASTER | 2021
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.89, March 2021) Article : PériodiqueDrawing on an ecological approach, we trace how the political-economy of drug wars are locally materialised in relation to health. We take the case of coca cultivation and eradication as our example. To make our analysis, we trace the different [...]![]()
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, Éditeur scientifique | 2017
Bulletin : Périodique
D. CICCARONE ; M. HARRIS | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°11, November 2015) Article : PériodiqueThe 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 [...]
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 | 2020
Dans Addiction (Vol.115, n°6, June 2020) Article : PériodiqueAIMS: 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[...]
M. HARRIS ; K. FORSETH ; T. RHODES | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°1, January 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: 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 [...]![]()
Methadone diversion as a protective strategy: The harm reduction potential of 'generous constraints'
M. HARRIS ; T. RHODES | 2013
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.24, n°6, November 2013) Article : PériodiqueMethadone 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[...]Nouveauté
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 | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.47, September 2017) Article : PériodiqueIn 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[...]
T. D. BROTHERS ; M. BONN ; D. LEWER ; E. COMEAU ; I. KIM ; D. WEBSTER ; A. HAYWARD ; M. HARRIS | 2023
Dans Addiction (Vol.118, n°10, October 2023) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections are increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and treatment experiences. We sought to synthesize qualitative studies of soci[...]
M. HARRIS | 2013
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.24, n°4, July 2013) Article : PériodiqueThe 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[...]
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[...]