A qualitative study of diphenhydramine injection in Kyrgyz prisons and implications for harm reduction
Abstract Background To reduce opioid dependence and HIV transmission, Kyrgyzstan has introduced methadone maintenance therapy and needle/syringe programs into prisons. Illicit injection of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine branded as Dimedrol®, has been anecdotally reported as a potential challenge...
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Main Authors: | Jaimie P. Meyer (Author), Gabriel J. Culbert (Author), Lyuba Azbel (Author), Chethan Bachireddy (Author), Ainura Kurmanalieva (Author), Tim Rhodes (Author), Frederick L. Altice (Author) |
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2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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