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Drug checking as a potential strategic overdose response in the fentanyl era

M. K. LAING ; K. W. TUPPER ; N. FAIRBAIRN |

Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.62, December 2018)

Adulteration of illicit drug supplies with synthetic opioids such as fentanyl has contributed to a dramatic rise in overdose morbidity and mortality in North America. One promising response to this crisis is the implementation of "drug checking"[...]

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Naloxone for heroin, prescription opioid, and illicitly made fentanyl overdoses: Challenges and innovations responding to a dynamic epidemic

N. FAIRBAIRN ; P. O. COFFIN ; A. Y. WALLEY |

Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.46, August 2017)

Community-based overdose prevention programs first emerged in the 1990’s and are now the leading public health intervention for overdose. Key elements of these programs are overdose education and naloxone distribution to people who use opioids a[...]

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The impact of methadone maintenance therapy on hepatitis C incidence among illicit drug users

S. NOLAN ; V. DIAS LIMA ; N. FAIRBAIRN ; T. KERR ; J. MONTANER ; J. GREBELY ; E. WOOD |

Dans Addiction (Vol.109, n°12, December 2014)

Aims: To determine the relationship between methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and hepatitis C (HCV) seroconversion among illicit drug users. Design: A generalized estimating equation model assuming a binomial distribution and a logit-link fu[...]

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