Bartholomew, Tyler S Tookes, Hansel E Bullock, Corinne Onugha, Jason Forrest, David W Feaster, Daniel J
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The International journal on drug policy
Injection drug use (IDU) remains a significant public health problem. IDU has been associated closely with the opioid crisis; driving overdose, HIV, and Hepatitis C (HCV) infection nationwide. Syringe services programs (SSPs) remain pivotal evidence-based interventions to reduce harm and engage subgroups of people who inject drugs (PWID). This stud...
Mendelsohn, Colin P Hall, Wayne
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The International journal on drug policy
Australia bans the sale, possession and use of liquid nicotine for vaping. One of the major arguments used to justify Australia's policy is that the availability of nicotine vaping products will lead a substantial number of young people who would otherwise not have smoked cigarettes to take up regular smoking (the gateway theory). In this article, ...
El-Akkad, Saif-El-Din Nolan, Seonaid Fairbairn, Nadia Ye, Monica Wu, Anthony Barrios, Rolando Montaner, Julio Ti, Lianping
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The International journal on drug policy
High-dose opioid use is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare utilization. People living with HIV (PLHIV) are frequently prescribed these medications to manage their pain. However, little is known about the relationship between being prescribed high doses of opioids (> 90 MME/d) and mortality risk among this population. The...
Carroll, Jennifer J Rich, Josiah D Green, Traci C
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The International journal on drug policy
Opioid overdose has become the leading cause of death among adults between 25 and 54 years old in the U.S. The purpose of this study is to explore the social and relational factors that shape the current opioid overdose epidemic. Between January 2016 and February 2017, adults in Providence, Rhode Island, who use opioids were recruited to complete s...
Walters, Suzan M Coston, Bethany Neaigus, Alan Rivera, Alexis V Starbuck, Lila Ramirez, Valentina Reilly, Kathleen H Braunstein, Sarah L
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The International journal on drug policy
Male persons who inject drugs (male PWID) are at heightened risk for HIV, particularly if they also have sex with men. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could aid in HIV prevention for this population, but PrEP awareness within different sexual identities among male PWID is not well-understood. We report factors associated with greater awareness amon...
Tran, Tung Kavuluru, Ramakanth
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The International journal on drug policy
CBD products have risen in popularity given CBD's therapeutic potential and lack of legal oversight, despite lacking conclusive scientific evidence for widespread over-the-counter usage for many of its perceived benefits. While medical evidence is being generated, social media surveillance offers a fast and inexpensive alternative to traditional su...
Drysdale, Kerryn Bryant, Joanne Hopwood, Max Dowsett, Gary W Holt, Martin Lea, Toby Aggleton, Peter Treloar, Carla
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The International journal on drug policy
In Australia, the crystalline form of methamphetamine ("crystal") is a commonly used illicit substance associated with sexual activity among gay and bisexual men. Attention to psychoactive substance use among this population is the subject of increasing global concern regarding the intentional and simultaneous combination of sex and drugs, often re...
Socías, M Eugenia Dong, Huiru Wood, Evan Brar, Rupinder Richardson, Lindsey Hayashi, Kanna Kerr, Thomas Milloy, M-J
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The International journal on drug policy
Long-term engagement in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been consistently associated with reduced risk for morbidity and mortality in people with opioid use disorder (OUD). However, the dynamic nature of engagement/disengagement in OUD care for over time is poorly captured by traditional metrics. We characterized long-term longitudinal trajectorie...
Rychert, Marta Wilkins, Chris
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The International journal on drug policy
New Zealand's alcohol licensing trusts are social enterprises that operate retail alcohol outlets in their districts and distribute profits back to the community. There have been calls for a similar "social enterprise" approach to legal cannabis sales. However, social enterprises face unique challenges in balancing commercial and social objectives....
Lafferty, Lise Rance, Jake Grebely, Jason Dore, Gregory J Lloyd, Andrew R Treloar, Carla
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The International journal on drug policy
Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is highly prevalent within the prison setting. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies have changed the HCV treatment landscape, offering simple treatment (with minimal side-effects) and high efficacy. These advances have enabled the first real-world study of HCV treatment as prevention (TasP), the Surveillance and Treat...
