ArticleSubstance use & misuse2013
Development of a risk reduction intervention to reduce bacterial and viral infections for injection drug users.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of skin infections with sharing of injection drug preparation equipment among people who inject drugs.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of a brief behavioral intervention to reduce skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Trial
- Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis and Serious Injection Related Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles, CA and Denver, CO.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- A hand-washing community-based educational intervention to reduce abscess incidence among people who inject drugs: a cluster randomised controlled clinical trial protocol (the HAWA study protocol).BMC public health · 2024Article
- Changing the High-Risk Behaviors of Injecting Drug Users in Iran: Application Theory of Planned Behavior.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2024Article
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- Normalised pain and severe health care delay among people who inject drugs in London: Adapting cultural safety principles to promote care.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Article
- Harm Reduction Services to Prevent and Treat Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Drugs.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 2020Review
- Geographically Diverse Clusters of Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection, Germany, 2016-2017.Emerging infectious diseases · 2018Article
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- Tailoring a brief intervention for illicit drug use and alcohol use in Irish methadone maintained opiate dependent patients: a qualitative process.BMC psychiatry · 2016Article
- Barriers to practicing risk reduction strategies among people who inject drugs.Addiction research & theoryArticle
- Risk factors for multiple skin abscesses among community-recruited people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO: a cross-sectional study.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Bacterial infections are widespread problems among drug injectors, requiring novel preventive intervention. As part of a NIDA-funded study, we developed an intervention based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model, past research, injection hygiene protocols, and data collected from focus groups with 32 injectors in Denver in 2009. Qualitative responses from focus groups indicated that most participants had experienced skin abscesses and believed that bacterial infections were commonly a result of drug cut, injecting intramuscularly, and reusing needles. Access to injection supplies and experiencing withdrawal were the most frequently reported barriers to utilizing risk reduction. Implications for intervention development are discussed.
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