Predictors of Sharing Injection Equipment by HIV-Seropositive Injection Drug Users

Age and sharing of needle injection equipment in a cohort of Massachusetts injection drug users: an observational study

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C infection (HCV) among individuals aged 15-24 years has increased in Massachusetts, likely due to injection drug use. The prevalence of injection equipment sharing (sharing) and its association with age was examined in a cohort of out-of-treatment Massachusetts substance users. METHODS This analysis included baseline data from a behavioral intervention with substance use...

Correlates of sharing injection equipment among male injecting drug users in Kathmandu, Nepal.

BACKGROUND HIV prevalence is high and risky injection practices occur frequently among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Nepal. We explored the correlates of sharing injection equipment (having injected with a needle or syringe previously used by another) among male IDUs in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS From August to September 2007, we anonymously interviewed 296 male IDUs in Kathmandu, Nepal, usin...

Liability for prescribing intravenous injection equipment to i.v. drug users.

HIV seroconversion and disinfection of injection equipment among intravenous drug users, Baltimore, Maryland.

To examine the putative protective effect of disinfectant use on HIV seroconversion among intravenous drug users, we conducted a nested case-control study comparing 22 black heterosexual HIV seroconverters with 95 persistent seronegatives matched on gender, use of cocaine, date of study entry, and duration of follow-up. For intravenous drug users who reported using disinfectant all the time, th...

Cannabis use correlates of syringe sharing among injection drug users.

This study examines whether the relation between acute cannabis use and syringe sharing during single injection days is similar among regular and nonregular users, participating in a cohort study of injection drug users in Montréal, Canada. 236 (36.6%) subjects were classified as regular cannabis users (RCUs), 227 (35.2%) as nonregular cannabis users (NRCUs), and 181 (28.1%) were abstinent. Can...