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Feasibility of precision smoking treatment in a low-income community setting: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial in The Southern Community Cohort Study
BackgroundThe feasibility of precision smoking treatment in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities has not been studied.
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Beyond a spec: assessing heterogeneity in the unregulated opioid supply
BackgroundDrug checking services aim to provide compositional information for the illicit drug supply and are being employed in public health...
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A confirmed case of xylazine-induced skin ulcers in a person who injects drugs in Miami, Florida, USA
BackgroundXylazine is an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist that has emerged as a contaminant in the illicit drug supply of fentanyl. Xylazine use...
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Adapting a health facility HIV stigma-reduction participatory training intervention to address drug use stigma in HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BackgroundHIV prevalence among people who use drugs (PWUD) in Tanzania is 4–7 times higher than in the general population, underscoring an urgent...
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Acceptance and feasibility of a low-threshold and substitution services-based periodical monitoring system for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections among people who inject drugs in Germany: a mixed-methods analysis
BackgroundTo reach the global elimination goals of viral hepatitis B and C (HBC, HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually...
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Older adult drug overdose: an application of latent class analysis to identify prevention opportunities
BackgroundOlder adult overdose death rates have increased significantly in recent years. However, research for prevention of drug overdose death...
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Exploring the role of community pharmacies as a harm reduction environment for anabolic–androgenic steroid consumers: triangulating the perspectives of consumers and pharmacists
BackgroundWhile community pharmacies have been successful in providing harm reduction support for illicit substance consumers, little research has...
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Cannabis donation as a harm reduction strategy: a case study
BackgroundThe United States (US) continues to experience unprecedented rates of overdose mortality and there is increased need to identify effective...
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The influence of transformations in supply on methamphetamine initiation among people injecting opioids in the United States
BackgroundCo-use of methamphetamine (MA) and opioids (pharmaceutical pills, heroin and fentanyls) has increased in the United States and is...
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Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation
BackgroundWithin North America and worldwide, drug related overdoses have increased dramatically over the past decade. COVID-19 escalated the need...
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The joy and pain of being a harm reduction worker: a qualitative study of the meanings about harm reduction in Brazil
BackgroundAlthough harm reduction is highlighted as an effective intervention for alcohol and drug use, a funding gap for harm reduction...
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Outcome in methadone maintenance treatment of immigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ContextImmigrants from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) are more prevalent in Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in Israel...
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Quadruple pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder tolerable yet insufficient: a case report
BackgroundCombinations of alcohol use disorder (AUD) medications have been investigated, but few if any reports describe patients maintained on more...
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Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study
BackgroundSubstance use among adolescents poses significant risks to their health, wellbeing, and development, particularly in low- and middle-income...
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Association between willingness to use an overdose prevention center and probation or parole status among people who use drugs in Rhode Island
BackgroundOverdose prevention centers (OPCs) are being implemented in the United States as a strategy to reduce drug-related mortality and morbidity....
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Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: the role of proximal stressors and anxiety
BackgroundGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) report high rates of problematic alcohol use, anxiety, and depression. This may,...
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Tools to implement measurement-based care (MBC) in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD): toward a consensus
BackgroundThe prevalence and associated overdose death rates from opioid use disorder (OUD) have dramatically increased in the last decade. Despite...
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Integrating substance use peer support and screening brief intervention and referral to treatment services in the emergency department: a descriptive study of the ED leads program
BackgroundThe ED Leads program was introduced to 11 emergency departments (EDs) within New York City public hospitals from 2018 to 2019 to address a...
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“They make it too hard and too many hoops to jump”: system and organizational barriers to drug treatment during epidemic rates of opioid overdose
IntroductionThe United States is currently facing an opioid overdose crisis. Research suggests that multiple interventions are needed to reduce...