Background and aims Addressing the burden of disease associated with substance use is a
global priority, yet access to treatment is limited, particularly in low-and middle-income …

Introduction Peer involvement of people who use drugs within HIV and harm reduction
services is widely promoted yet under-utilised. Alongside political and financial barriers is a …

Introduction People who use drugs have a long history of mobilising to reduce harm within
their communities, significantly influencing harm reduction efforts globally. Peers with lived …

Introduction: Peers in the alcohol and other drug sectors possess lived–living experience
(LLE) crucial for shaping community care. However, genuine consumer collaboration is …

Abstract Purpose of Review Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a global phenomenon and is on
the rise in Africa, denoting a shift from historical patterns of drug transport to internal …

Background In Kenya, harm reduction organizations have adopted evidence-based peer
educator (PE) programs, where former people who inject drugs (PWID) serve as community …

This paper explores how a peer-and street-based naloxone distribution program (Bmore
POWER) reshapes narratives and practices around drug use and harm reduction in an …

Background Peer assistance is an emerging area of study in injection drug use. When
Canada's first supervised consumption site (SCS) opened in 2003 in Vancouver, Canada …

Background People with lived or living experiences of drug use and services have been
increasingly incorporated into nonpeer-led mainstream organizational settings as a unique …

Introduction People who inject drugs have a substantial risk for HIV infection, especially
women who inject drugs (WWID). HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly-effective …