Self-injecting non-prescribed substances into vascular access devices: a case study of one health system's ongoing journey from clinical concern to practice and policy response

• Main Authors: Jocelyn Chase (Author), Melissa Nicholson (Author), Elizabeth Dogherty (Author), Emma Garrod (Author), Jocelyn Hill (Author), Rupinder Brar (Author), Victoria Weaver (Author), William J. Connors (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Overdose-associated deaths and morbidity related to substance use is a global public health emergency with devastating social and economic costs. Complications of substance use are most pronounced among people who inject drugs (PWID), particularly infections, resulting in increas...