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

• Principais autores: Pedro Mateu-Gelabert (Autor), Honoria Guarino (Autor), Jon E. Zibbell (Autor), Jennifer Teubl (Autor), Chunki Fong (Autor), Elizabeth Goodbody (Autor), Brian Edlin (Autor), Carli Salvati (Autor), Samuel R. Friedman (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...