Heroin use and injection risk behaviors in Colombia: Implications for HIV/AIDS prevention

P. MATEU-GELABERT ; S. HARRIS ; D. BERBESI ; A. M. SEGURA CARDONA ; L. P. MONTOYA VELEZ ; I. E. MEJIA MOTTA ; L. JESSELL ; H. GUARINO ; S. R. FRIEDMAN | 2016
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.51, n°2, 2016) Article : Périodique

Background: Heroin production in Colombia has increased dramatically in recent decades, and some studies point to an increase in local heroin use since the mid-1990s. Despite this rapid increase, little is known about the effects of these activi[...]

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High enhancer, downer, withdrawal helper: Multifunctional nonmedical benzodiazepine use among young adult opioid users in New York City

P. MATEU-GELABERT ; L. JESSELL ; E. GOODBODY ; D. KIM ; K. GILE ; J. TEUBL ; C. SYCKES ; K. RUGGLES ; J. LAZAR ; S. FRIEDMAN ; H. GUARINO | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.46, August 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: Benzodiazepines are a widely prescribed psychoactive drug; in the U.S., both medical and nonmedical use of benzodiazepines has increased markedly in the past 15 years. Long-term use can lead to tolerance and dependence, and abrupt wi[...]

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High risk and little knowledge: Overdose experiences and knowledge among young adult nonmedical prescription opioid users

D. FRANK ; P. MATEU-GELABERT ; H. GUARINO ; A. BENNETT ; T. WENDEL ; L. JESSELL ; A. TEPER | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°1, January 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: Opioid-involved overdoses in the United States have dramatically increased in the last 15 years, largely due to a rise in prescription opioid (PO) use. Yet few studies have examined the overdose knowledge and experience of nonmedical[...]

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