Opioids and Injection Drug Use

Opioids and Injection Drug Use - MN Dept. of Health

Heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, prescription stimulants, and prescription opioids can be injected into the bloodstream through a vein.

Infectious Diseases in Persons Who Inject Drugs - CDC

A deadly consequence of the opioid crisis is increased blood-borne infections, including viral hepatitis, HIV, and bacterial and fungal ...

Vulnerable Areas for Infectious Diseases in Persons Who Inject Drugs

A deadly consequence of the opioid crisis is increased incidence of blood-borne infections, including hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C, HIV, and bacteria that ...

The Continuum of Care in Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use ...

This research program will evaluate patients hospitalized with an infectious complication of injection drug use, identifying and ...

Drug preparation, injection-related infections, and harm reduction ...

The rise in injection drug use in the USA has led to an increase in injection site infections. We performed a national survey of people who ...

Opioids | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Opioids work in the brain to produce a variety of effects, including pain relief. Opioid drugs include prescription pain medicine and illegal drugs. Some people ...

Deeper Look: Opioids - HepVu

The opioid crisis is one of the greatest public health challenges facing the US, causing an unprecedented surge in overdose deaths.

OPIOIDS AND INJECTION DRUG USE | Virginia Department of Health

New cases of hepatitis C nationwide have occurred primarily among young, White, non-urban. PWID and individuals with a history of prescription opioid use (CDC, ...

Injection Drug Use Frequency Before and After Take-Home ...

This cohort study examines overdose risk behaviors and take-home naloxone access among people who inject drugs participating in the ...

Injecting drug use in Europe – the current situation ... - EUDA

People who inject drugs are at greater risk of contracting blood-borne infections or dying from a drug overdose. Injecting can also exacerbate ...

How War Worsened the Opioid Crisis in Ukraine - NYU

Russia's invasion has shuttered drug treatment programs since 2014 and forced people from their homes. New research shows the challenges Ukrainians have faced ...

Initiation into Prescription Opioid Misuse among Young Injection ...

Prescription opioids are the most frequently misused class of prescription drugs among young adults. Initiation into prescription opioid misuse is an ...

Findings from an Australian survey of people who inject drugs

People who injected both opioids and stimulants reported more frequent injecting, more experiences of stigma, and greater reported HCV diagnosis.

Primary Care for Persons Who Inject Drugs - AAFP

More than 750000 persons in the United States inject opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine, or ketamine, and that number is increasing because ...

Improving the Health of Injection Drug Users - UMB News

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the state's public health, law, and human services university devoted to excellence in ...

Prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain and initiation of ...

The rate of IDU initiation among individuals who received chronic prescription opioid treatment for non-cancer pain was infrequent overall (3-4% within five ...

Substance Use and HIV Risk - HIV.gov

Yes. Using drugs affects your brain, alters your judgment, and lowers your inhibitions. When you use drugs, you may be more likely to make ...

Serious Injection-Related Infection and Medication for Opioid Use ...

A multi-site randomized controlled trial of an integrated care model of long-acting injectable buprenorphine with infectious disease treatment.

Opioid overdose - World Health Organization (WHO)

Opioids are commonly used for the treatment of pain, and include medicines such as morphine, fentanyl and tramadol. Their non-medical use, ...

Injection Drug Use: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology

Although most persons who inject drugs (PWID) do so by injecting their drugs intravenously, subcutaneous injection (ie, "skin-popping") is also ...