Drug consumption rooms in Catalonia: A comprehensive evaluation of social, health and harm reduction benefits

C. FOLCH ; N. LORENTE ; X. MAJO ; O. PARES-BADELL ; X. ROCA ; T. BRUGAL ; P. ROUX ; P. CARRIERI ; J. COLOM ; J. CASABONA ; REDAN study group | 2018
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.62, December 2018) Article : Périodique

Background and aims: Despite the availability of several drug consumption rooms (DCR) in different European countries few epidemiological studies have evaluated their benefits. A network of DCR for people who inject drugs (PWID) has existed in C[...]

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Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: a consensus study

L. WIESSING ; M. FERRI ; V. BELACKOVA ; P. CARRIERI ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; C. FOLCH ; K. DOLAN ; B. GALVIN ; P. VICKERMAN ; J. V. LAZARUS ; V. MRAVCIK ; M. KRETZSCHMAR ; V. SYPSA ; A. SARASA-RENEDO ; A. UUSKULA ; D. PARASKEVIS ; L. MENDAO ; D. ROSSI ; N. VAN GELDER ; L. MITCHESON ; L. PAOLI ; C. DIAZ GOMEZ ; M. MILHET ; N. DASCALU ; J. KNIGHT ; G. HAY ; E. KALAMARA ; R. SIMON ; C. M. COMISKEY ; C. ROSSI ; P. GRIFFITHS ; EUBEST working group | 2017
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.14, n°19, 2017) Article : Périodique

Background and aims: Despite advances in our knowledge of effective services for people who use drugs over the last decades globally, coverage remains poor in most countries, while quality is often unknown. This paper aims to discuss the histori[...]

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The hepatitis C care cascade among people who inject drugs accessing harm reduction services in Catalonia: Major gaps for migrants

C. FOLCH ; V. SALUDES ; J. REYES-URENA ; A. ANTUORI ; N. IBANEZ ; X. MAJO ; J. COLOM ; L. MATAS ; J. CASABONA ; E. MARTRO | 2021
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.90, April 2021) Article : Périodique

Background: This study aimed to describe the HCV cascade of care among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Catalonia, as well as to compare the observed gaps in care between Spanish-born and migrant PWID. Methods: A cross-sectional study of PWID [...]

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Undiagnosed HIV and Hepatitis C infection in people who inject drugs: From new evidence to better practice

O. PARES-BADELL ; A. ESPELT ; C. FOLCH ; X. MAJO ; V. GONZALEZ ; J. CASABONA ; M. T. BRUGAL | 2017
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.77, June 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of undiagnosed HIV or Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and to assess the risk factors associated with an undiagnosed infection. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed amo[...]

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