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Routine exposure to blood within hostel environments might help to explain elevated levels of hepatitis C amongst homeless drug users: Insights from a qualitative study
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.002
Abstract: Background: Although homelessness is a risk factor for HCV infection, there is a lack of research exploring the relationship between living in a hostel for homeless people and blood-borne vi...
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Joanne Neale,
Caral Stevenson
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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06 February 2012 |
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Scale-up of opioid substitution therapy in India: Opportunities and challenges
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.002
The National AIDS Control Programme of India (NACO) has been delivering targeted interventions for high risk groups since 1996. Surveillance data for 2008–2009 confirms declining HIV infections amongs...
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M. Suresh Kumar,
Alok Agrawal
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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27 January 2012 |
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Primary healthcare outlets that target injecting drug users: Opportunity to make services accessible and acceptable to the target group
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.001
Six experts from different regions of the world commented on our original paper () and despite their different opinions and perspectives, all agree that providing anonymous, non-judgmental and free-of...
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M. Mofizul Islam,
Libby Topp,
Carolyn A. Day,
Angela Dawson,
Katherine M. Conigrave
et al.
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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27 January 2012 |
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An examination of injection drug use trends in Victoria and Vancouver, BC after the closure of Victoria's only fixed-site needle and syringe programme
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.004
Abstract: Background: Needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) have been established as effective harm reduction initiatives to reduce injection drug use (IDU)-related risk behaviours, including sharing n...
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Andrew Ivsins,
Clifton Chow,
Scott Macdonald,
Tim Stockwell,
Kate Vallance,
David C. Marsh,
Warren Michelow,
Cameron Duff
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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27 January 2012 |
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Understanding the drug treatment community's ambivalence towards tobacco use and treatment
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.006
Abstract: Background: Most clients in drug treatment smoke cigarettes, but few facilities provide treatment for tobacco dependence. We identify subjective experiences and social processes that may inf...
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Kimber P. Richter,
Jamie J. Hunt,
A. Paula Cupertino,
Susan Garrett,
Peter D. Friedmann
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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27 January 2012 |
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Opioid substitution treatment in a public health setting: A collaboration between hospitals and NGOs in the Punjab
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.003
India is facing with an urgent need to scale up opioid substitution treatment (OST) for people who inject drugs. Conventional models for scale up, via expansion of specialist OST facilities may not co...
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Rana Ranbir Singh,
Atul Ambekar
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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10 January 2012 |
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Drug policy in Vietnam: A decade of change?
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.005
Abstract: Background: Driven by the rapid spread of HIV, Vietnam's response to drug use has undergone significant transformation in the past decade. This paper seeks to identify and analyse factors th...
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Thu Vuong,
Robert Ali,
Simon Baldwin,
Stephen Mills
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 December 2011 |
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Primary care is the best place to care for drug users
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.013
I have worked with patients who have drug problems in primary care/general practice for over 25 years and feel it is the best place to provide services. I was therefore hopeful and excited to read thi...
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Chris Ford
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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21 November 2011 |
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Windows of opportunity: Adapting services to the needs of people who inject drugs
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.012
One way to look at the issues raised by is to look at health care needs and services through the lens of people who inject drugs. If you are down to the level of basic needs and lacking minimum stand...
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Bijan Nasiri
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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18 November 2011 |
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One stop shopping – Bringing services to drug users
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.008
Drug users often come into contact with healthcare systems, but this care is episodic and not specific to the unique needs of drug users. A visit to an emergency department for an abscess or an urgent...
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R. Douglas Bruce
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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17 November 2011 |
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Clients are central to any independent and rigorous evaluation of the services they use
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.009
In 2005, I spent a year onsite at a newly established primary health centre (PHC), designed to meet the needs of street-based injecting drug users (IDUs) – as well as homeless individuals and sex work...
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James Rowe
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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17 November 2011 |
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Awareness of legal blood alcohol concentration limits amongst respondents of a national roadside survey for alcohol and traffic behaviours in Brazil
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.10.002
Abstract: Background: In Brazil the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) allowed for driving was changed to zero in 2008. If the BAC found is above 0.6g/L, drivers may be arrested. However, there are lim...
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Tatiana Valverde da Conceição,
Raquel De Boni,
Paulina do Carmo Arruda Vieira Duarte,
Flávio Pechansky
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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17 November 2011 |
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Maybe not perfect—but surely good enough?
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.011
This paper by highlights the fact that despite there being a range of primary health care (PHC) models operating throughout the world focused on the prevention of HIV and other transmissible infectio...
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Ingrid van Beek
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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16 November 2011 |
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Harm reduction, students and pleasure: An examination of student responses to a binge drinking campaign
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.10.001
Abstract: Background: Recent debates about ‘binge drinking’ in New Zealand have positioned alcohol consumption amongst young drinkers as of concern. Research notes that students drink more heavily tha...
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Fiona Hutton
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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16 November 2011 |
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Primary health care for people who inject drugs in low and middle income countries
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.014
Much has been written about needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution treatment (OST) and antiretroviral (ARV) therapies as essential components of evidence-based harm reduction initia...
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Bronwyn J. Myers
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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26 October 2011 |
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HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Iran: A systematic review of studies conducted during the decade 1998–2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.002
Abstract: Background and objectives: Iran is a country with low HIV prevalence in the general population and concentrated prevalence amongst injecting drug users (IDUs). Various studies have been carr...
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Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar,
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili,
Ali-akbar Haghdoost,
Behnam Sadeghirad,
Minoo Mohraz
et al.
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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17 October 2011 |
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Off the street and into “the cut”: Deterrence and displacement in NYC's quality of life marijuana policing
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.006
Abstract: This paper examines the accounts of NYC marijuana smokers about the information and values underlying decisions about where to smoke. We do so to assess the deterrent value of NYC's “quality...
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Luther Elliott,
Andrew Golub,
Eloise Dunlap
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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17 October 2011 |
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Behavioural interventions for preventing hepatitis C infection in people who inject drugs: A global systematic review
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.002
Abstract: Background: A systematic review was conducted to determine whether behavioural interventions are effective in preventing transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) amongst people who inject dru...
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Rachel Sacks-Davis,
Danielle Horyniak,
Jason Grebely,
Margaret Hellard
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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14 October 2011 |
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Transition to injection amongst opioid users in Iran: Implications for harm reduction
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.001
Abstract: Driven by opioid use, HIV prevalence is high (15–27%) amongst injection drug users (IDU) in Iran. Harm reduction programmes are associated with a reduction in high risk injecting behaviours;...
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Mohsen Malekinejad,
Mohsen Vazirian
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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14 October 2011 |
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The accessibility, acceptability, health impact and cost implications of primary healthcare outlets that target injecting drug users: A narrative synthesis of literature
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.005
Abstract: Background: Injecting drug users (IDUs) are at increased risk of health problems ranging from injecting-related injuries to blood borne viral infections. Access to primary healthcare (PHC) i...
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M. Mofizul Islam,
Libby Topp,
Carolyn A. Day,
Angela Dawson,
Katherine M. Conigrave
et al.
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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13 October 2011 |
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Street-level policing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada, during the 2010 winter Olympics
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.007
Abstract: Background: Police presence within street-based drug scenes has the potential to disrupt injection drug users’ (IDUs) access to health services and prompt increased injection-related risk be...
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Will Small,
Andrea Krusi,
Evan Wood,
Julio Montaner,
Thomas Kerr
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 September 2011 |
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Ayahuasca and the process of regulation in Brazil and internationally: Implications and challenges
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.006
Abstract: Background: This paper provides a summary and analysis of the regulation of ayahuasca in Brazil, from its prohibition in the mid-eighties to the recent adoption of CONAD's (Conselho Nacional...
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Beatriz Caiuby Labate,
Kevin Feeney
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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19 August 2011 |
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Where harm reduction meets housing first: Exploring alcohol's role in a project-based housing first setting
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.07.010
Abstract: Background: Housing first (HF) programmes provide low-barrier, nonabstinence-based, immediate, supportive and permanent housing to chronically homeless people who often have co-occurring sub...
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Susan E. Collins,
Seema L. Clifasefi,
Elizabeth A. Dana,
Michele P. Andrasik,
Natalie Stahl,
Megan Kirouac,
Callista Welbaum,
Margaret King,
Daniel K. Malone
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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18 August 2011 |
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Short-term safety of buprenorphine/naloxone in HIV-seronegative opioid-dependent Chinese and Thai drug injectors enrolled in HIV Prevention Trials Network 058
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.005
Abstract: Background: Buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NX) is not licenced for use in China or Thailand and there was little clinical experience with this drug combination in these countries at the incepti...
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Gregory M. Lucas,
Geetha Beauchamp,
Apinun Aramrattana,
Yiming Shao,
Wei Liu,
Liping Fu,
J. Brooks Jackson,
David D. Celentano,
Paul Richardson,
David Metzger,
for the HPTN 058 study group
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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18 August 2011 |
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Impact of a transient instability of the ecstasy market on health concerns and drug use patterns in The Netherlands
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.016
Abstract: Background: A recent decline in MDMA-like substances in ecstasy tablets has been reported by a number of countries in the European Union. This study describes the instability of the ecstasy ...
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Tibor M. Brunt,
Raymond J.M. Niesink,
Wim van den Brink
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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11 July 2011 |
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Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.018
Abstract: Background: Agent-based simulation models can be used to explore the impact of policy and practice on drug use and related consequences. In a linked paper (), we described SimAmph, an agent-...
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Anne Dray,
Pascal Perez,
David Moore,
Paul Dietze,
Gabriele Bammer,
Rebecca Jenkinson,
Christine Siokou,
Rachael Green,
Susan L. Hudson,
Lisa Maher
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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11 July 2011 |
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Heroin users’ views and experiences of physical activity, sport and exercise
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.004
Abstract: Background: Although there is limited research on heroin users’ participation in physical activity, sport and exercise, public health literature asserts that being physically active is good ...
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Joanne Neale,
Sarah Nettleton,
Lucy Pickering
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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11 July 2011 |