ArticleHarm reduction journal2008
A qualitative exploration of prescription opioid injection among street-based drug users in Toronto: behaviours, preferences and drug availability.
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- Incidence and Predictors of Gram-Negative Bacilli in Hospitalized People Who Inject Drugs with Injection Drug Use-Attributable Infections.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2021Article
- The Relationship Between Housing Status and Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among People Currently Seeking or Receiving Services in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs.The journal of primary prevention · 2020Article
- Prescription drug use and misuse in a cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Baltimore.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Dose-response relationship between functional pain interference and nonmedical analgesic use: Findings from a nationally representative Canadian survey.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2018Article
- Examining the Social Context of Injection Drug Use: Social Proximity to Persons Who Inject Drugs Versus Geographic Proximity to Persons Who Inject Drugs.American journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Drug use generations and patterns of injection drug use: Birth cohort differences among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- Initiation into prescription opioid injection and associated trends in heroin use among people who use illicit drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Harm reduction for young people who use prescription opioids extra-medically: Obstacles and opportunities.The International journal on drug policy · 2016Review
- Epidemiology of Injection Drug Use: New Trends and Prominent Issues.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016Review
- The effect of prescription opioid injection on the risk of non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Article
- Prevalence and correlates of nonmedical prescription opioid use among a cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada.The International journal on drug policy · 2015Article
- Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: identifying disparities.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2014Article
- OxyContin use on a rural midwest American Indian reservation: demographic correlates and reasons for using.American journal of public health · 2013Article
- National trends in pharmaceutical opioid related overdose deaths compared to other substance related overdose deaths: 1999-2009.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2013Article
- Patterns of prescription drug misuse among young injection drug users.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2012Article
- Transition from first illicit drug use to first injection drug use among rural Appalachian drug users: a cross-sectional comparison and retrospective survival analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2012Article
- Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles and New York.Journal of public health research · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is evidence of a high prevalence of prescription opioid (PO) and crack use among street drug users in Toronto. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe drug use behaviours and preferences as well as the social and environmental context surrounding the use of these drugs among young and old street-based drug injection drug users (IDUs).
methodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with 25 PO injectors. Topics covered included drug use history, types of drugs used, how drugs were purchased and transitions to PO use. Interviews were taped and transcribed. Content analysis was conducted to identify themes.
resultsFive prominent themes emerged from the interviews: 1) Combination of crack and prescription opioids, 2) First injection experience and transition to prescription opioids, 3) Drug preferences and availability, 4) Housing and income and 5) Obtaining drugs. There was consensus that OxyContin and crack were the most commonly available drugs on the streets of Toronto. Drug use preferences and behaviours were influenced by the availability of drugs, the desired effect, ease of administration and expectations around the purity of the drugs. Distinct experiences were observed among younger users as compared to older users. In particular, the initiation of injection drug use and experimentation with POs among younger users was influenced by their experiences on the street, their peers and general curiosity.
conclusionGiven the current profile of street-based drug market in Toronto and the emergence of crack and POs as two predominant illicit drug groups, understanding drug use patterns and socio-economic factors among younger and older users in this population has important implications for preventive and therapeutic interventions.
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