Managing physical health problems in people who inject drugs

Managing physical health problems in people who inject drugs.

48 British Journal of General Practice, January 2016 INTRODUCTION GPs have an important role in addressing the physical health complications of illicit drug use and in particular in people who inject drugs (PWID). Managing these morbidities is within the remit of every GP and does not require any special interest or knowledge.1 A balance will need to be struck between trying to accomplish too m...

Managing tuberculosis in people who use and inject illicit drugs.

profile of people who inject drugs in tehran, iran

the marked shift in the patterns of drug use in iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. this study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (pwid) in tehran, iran. nine hundred and four pwid were recruited from treatment and harm reduction facilities, as well as drug user hangouts in public areas in tehran. participan...

Transition from First Drug Use to Regular Injection among People Who Inject Drugs in Iran

Background: The study aimed to evaluate the interval between first drug use and regular injection and factors associated with transition from first injection into premature regular injection among people who inject drugs (PWIDs).Methods: In a multicenter cross-sectional study, we recruited 400 PWIDs using snowball sampling. Age of first drug use, age of initiation of regular injection, and demo...

No significant HTLV seroprevalence in German people who inject drugs

BACKGROUND Although human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is transmitted via the same routes as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), its worldwide seroprevalence differs drastically because HTLV is transmitted mainly via infected cells rather than free virus. The sharing of needles and other equipment places people who inject drugs (PWID) at particularly high-risk for such blood-borne diseases. ME...