Harm minimization and tobacco control: reframing societal views of nicotine use to rapidly save lives

DB Abrams, AM Glasser, JL Pearson… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Inhalation of the toxic smoke produced by combusting tobacco products, primarily cigarettes,
is the overwhelming cause of tobacco-related disease and death in the United States and …

Effectiveness of structural-level needle/syringe programs to reduce HCV and HIV infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

AS Abdul-Quader, J Feelemyer, S Modi, ES Stein… - AIDS and Behavior, 2013 - Springer
Needle-syringe programs (NSP) have been effective in reducing HIV and hepatitis C (HCV)
infection among people who inject drugs (PWID). Achieving sustainable reductions in these …

Epidemiology of HIV among injecting and non-injecting drug users: current trends and implications for interventions

SA Strathdee, JK Stockman - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2010 - Springer
Injecting drug use is a major driver of HIV infections in Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth
of Independent States, North Africa, the Middle East, and many parts of Asia and North …

[HTML][HTML] Development of dissolving microneedles for intradermal delivery of the long-acting antiretroviral drug bictegravir

C Zhang, LK Vora, IA Tekko, F Volpe-Zanutto… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral administration and intramuscular (IM) injection are commonly recommended options for
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment. However, poor patient compliance due to …

Threading the needle—how to stop the HIV outbreak in rural Indiana

SA Strathdee, C Beyrer - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
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Implementing harm reduction in non-urban communities affected by opioids and polysubstance use: a qualitative study exploring challenges and mitigating strategies

E Childs, KB Biello, PK Valente, P Salhaney… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Harm reduction services, which typically provide overdose education and
prevention with distribution of naloxone and other supplies related to safer drug use, help …

A scoping review of opioid misuse in the rural United States

LC Palombi, CA St Hill, MS Lipsky, MT Swanoski… - Annals of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction This study is a scoping review of the original research literature on the misuse of
opioids in the rural United States (US) and maps the literature of interest to address the …

Factors associated with retention on medications for opioid use disorder among a cohort of adults seeking treatment in the community

BE Biondi, B Vander Wyk, EF Schlossberg… - Addiction Science & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)(MOUD; buprenorphine and
methadone) reduces opioid use and overdose. Discontinuation of MOUD can quickly lead to …

Factors associated with methadone maintenance therapy discontinuation among people who inject drugs

A Lo, T Kerr, K Hayashi, MJ Milloy, E Nosova… - Journal of substance …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) continues to be a key treatment for
opioid use disorder, although premature discontinuation of MMT can increase risk for …

The past, present, and future of PrEP implementation among people who use drugs

KB Biello, MJ Mimiaga, PK Valente, N Saxena… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review Recent HIV outbreaks among people who use drugs (PWUD) necessitate
additional HIV prevention tools. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly efficacious yet …