Needle acquisition patterns, network risk and social capital among rural PWID in Puerto Rico

• Main Authors: Ian Duncan (Author), Patrick Habecker (Author), Roberto Abadie (Author), Ric Curtis (Author), Bilal Khan (Author), Kirk Dombrowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) take on significant risks of contracting blood-borne infection, including injecting with a large number of partners and acquiring needles from unsafe sources. When combined, risk of infection can be magnified. Methods Using a sample of PWID in rural...