Heroin is an opioid agonist commonly abused for its rewarding effects. Since its synthesis at
the end of the nineteenth century, its popularity as a recreational drug has ebbed and …

The US is facing dual public health crises related to opioid overdose deaths and HIV.
Injection drug use is fueling both of these epidemics. The War on Drugs has failed to stem …

Globally, millions of people suffer from various substance use disorders (SUD), including
mono-and polydrug use of opioids and methamphetamine. Brain regions such as the …

Background and aims Major declines in HIV and hepatitis C and B virus (HCV/HBV)
incidence among people who inject drugs (PWID) have been attributed to early …

Abstract Background and Aims Although the Netherlands, Canada and Australia were early
adopters of harm reduction for people who inject drugs (PWID), their respective HIV and …

Opioid addiction to prescription and illicit drugs is a serious and growing problem. In the US
alone,> 2.4 million people suffer from opioid use disorder. Government and pharmaceutical …

Aims Disturbances in personality and addictions are associated with an increased risk of
committing crimes and therefore of being imprisoned. In this study, the relationship between …

Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is subject to stigma due to its association with criminalized
and socially discredited illicit drug use behaviors. This study aimed to explore if the negative …

Despite its ability to lower the risk of opioid misuse, methadone is viewed by patients with a
certain degree of ambivalence. Research has documented a variety of patient attitudes …

Background Differences in availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
buprenorphine and methadone exist. Factors that may influence such differences in …