This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the water-, sanitation-and hygiene
(WASH)-related insecurities that people experiencing homelessness in urban areas of high …

Skin interstitial fluid (ISF) has emerged as a fungible biofluid sample for blood serum and
plasma for disease diagnosis and therapy. The sampling of skin ISF is highly desirable …

Introduction People with HIV (PWH) are known to have underlying inflammation and
immune activation despite virologic control. Substance use including opioid dependence is …

Background Heroin pipe distribution may encourage people who use heroin (PWUH) to
transition from injecting to smoking heroin, reducing harms associated with injection drug …

Purpose Our institution has noted an increase in severe upper-extremity infections within the
last 2 years. These patients have required transhumeral amputation. This case series …

Background and aims Injection drug use‐associated bacterial and fungal infections are
increasingly common, and social contexts shape individuals' injecting practices and …

During the past 2 decades, the risk of death and the prevalence of hospitalizations in the
United States have increased substantially among people who inject drugs, in large part …

Background: The United States'(US) opioid overdose epidemic has evolved into a combined
stimulant/opioid epidemic, a pattern driven in part by mitigating opioid overdose risk …

Background Injecting drug use is a risk factor for severe bacterial infection, but there is
limited high-quality evidence to guide clinicians providing care to people who inject drugs …

Opioid mortality increases have been linked to both lax and restrictive opioid prescription
regulations. Modeling choice between prescription and illicitly manufactured opioid sources …