A systematic review of injecting-related injury and disease among people who inject drugs

S Larney, A Peacock, BM Mathers, M Hickman… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases (IRID), such as abscesses and
vascular damage, can result in significant morbidity and mortality if untreated. There has …

Skin and soft-tissue infections: a critical review and the role of telavancin in their treatment

AF Cardona, SE Wilson - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
among hospitalized patients and a major therapeutic challenge for clinicians. Although …

Bacterial infections associated with substance use disorders, large cohort of United States hospitals, 2012–2017

NL McCarthy, J Baggs, I See, SC Reddy… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Rises in the incidence of bacterial infections, such as infective endocarditis (IE),
have been reported in conjunction with the opioid crisis. However, recent trends for IE and …

Bacterial infections in drug users

RJ Gordon, FD Lowy - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
There are an estimated 13 million injection-drug users worldwide, and infections are among
the most serious complications of drug use. This article reviews the common problems …

The impact of a police drug crackdown on drug injectors' ability to practice harm reduction: a qualitative study

H Cooper, L Moore, S Gruskin, N Krieger - Social science & medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper employs qualitative methods to explore the ramifications of a police drug
crackdown on drug injectors' ability to practice harm reduction. Between August and …

[图书][B] Integrated prevention services for HIV infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis for persons who use drugs illicitly: summary …

H Belani, T Chorba, F Fletcher, K Hennessey… - 2012 - cdc.gov
This report summarizes current (as of 2011) guidelines or recommendations published by
multiple agencies of the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for …

An Outbreak of Phialemonium Infective Endocarditis Linked to Intracavernous Penile Injections for the Treatment of Impotence

J Strahilevitz, G Rahav, HJ Schroers… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. In March 2002, a patient in Tel Aviv, Israel, died of endocarditis
caused by Phialemonium curvatum. As part of his therapy for erectile dysfunction, the patient …

The public health and social impacts of drug market enforcement: A review of the evidence

T Kerr, W Small, E Wood - International journal of drug policy, 2005 - Elsevier
The primary response to the harms associated with illicit injection drug use in most settings
has involved intensifying law enforcement in an effort to limit the supply and use of drugs …

Public injecting and the need for 'safer environment interventions' in the reduction of drug‐related harm

T Rhodes, J Kimber, W Small, J Fitzgerald, T Kerr… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background One key structural dimension in the distribution of drug‐related harm
associated with injecting drug use is the injecting environment. Epidemiological evidence …

Nationwide increase in hospitalizations for heroin-related soft tissue infections: associations with structural market conditions

D Ciccarone, GJ Unick, JK Cohen, SG Mars… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Little is known about trends in national rates of injection-related skin and soft
tissue infections (SSTI) and their relationship to the structural risk environment for heroin …