OBJECTIVES: This article reviews the evidence on the adverse health consequences of low
socioeconomic status, homelessness, and incarceration among drug users …

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Female injection drug users (IDUs) represent a large proportion of persons infected with HIV
in the United States, and women who inject drugs have a high incidence of hepatitis B virus …

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the overlap between injection drug use and sex work by
women in Tijuana and Cd. Juarez, situated on the Mexico–US border. METHODS: FSWs …

Abstract In North America, street youths are generally considered at very high risk of
injection drug use. To estimate the incidence rate of injection drug use in this population and …

Gender shapes the experience of drug use and its associated risks. In most parts of the
world, however, harm reduction and drug treatment programmes that tailor their services to …

OBJECTIVES: To examine gender differences in drug injection equipment sharing at
injecting initiation. METHODS: Young injecting drug users (IDUs) in New York City February …

PURPOSE: This longitudinal study examines the association between homelessness and
injection drug use initiation among a cohort of street-involved youth in a setting of high …

The study of social networks has become an increasingly utilized method of examining the
relationship between injection drug users' social environment and risk of HIV. This study …

Background. Incarcerated populations are at high risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,
yet prisoners are not routinely screened or treated for HCV infection. Understanding the risk …