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Background and aims
The US opioid crisis has led to increases in overdose fatalities and the incidence of HIV, hepatitis C and other infections. This analysis examines social network predictors of recent (self‐report injection followed by non‐injection) and sustained (self‐report non‐injection at two consecutive visits among those who previously injected) injection cessation in Appalachian Kentucky...
Aims
To examine the cost‐effectiveness of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment of people who inject drugs (PWID), combined with medication‐assisted treatment (MAT) and syringe‐service programs (SSP), to tackle the increasing HCV epidemic in the United States.
Design
HCV transmission and disease progression models with cost‐effectiveness analysis using a health‐care perspective.
Setting
Rural Perry...
Background and AimsSince its market release, gabapentin has been presumed to have no abuse potential and subsequently has been prescribed widely off‐label, despite increasing reports of gabapentin misuse. This review estimates and describes the prevalence and effects of, motivations behind and risk factors for gabapentin misuse, abuse and diversion.
MethodsDatabases were searched for peer‐reviewed...
Aim The study's objectives were to characterize initiation of injection drug use, examine the independent association of specific substance use with injection drug use and determine factors associated with rates of transition from first illicit drug use to first injection among a sample of rural Appalachian drug users.
Design Interview‐administered questionnaires were administered to a sample of...
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