Prescription opioid injection among young people who inject drugs in New York City: a mixed-methods description and associations with hepatitis C virus infection and overdose

• Main Authors: Pedro Mateu-Gelabert (Author), Honoria Guarino (Author), Jon E. Zibbell (Author), Jennifer Teubl (Author), Chunki Fong (Author), Elizabeth Goodbody (Author), Brian Edlin (Author), Carli Salvati (Author), Samuel R. Friedman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim Evidence is emerging that prescription opioid (PO) injection is associated with increased health risks. This mixed-methods study compares the mechanics of PO and heroin injection and examines the demographic and drug-related correlates of lifetime PO injection in a sample of young peopl...