ArticleThe American journal on addictions
Health and social harms associated with crystal methamphetamine use among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting.
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- Associations between service use and behavioral health trajectories among young adults experiencing homelessness.Children and youth services review · 2024Article
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- Exploring influences on methamphetamine use among Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Atlanta: A focus group study.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Crystal methamphetamine use in British Columbia, Canada: A cross-sectional study of people who access harm reduction services.PloS one · 2021Article
- Opioid agonist therapy trajectories among street entrenched youth in the context of a public health crisis.SSM - population health · 2020Article
- Resurgent Methamphetamine Use at Treatment Admission in the United States, 2008-2017.American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Burden and correlates of mental health diagnoses among sex workers in an urban setting.BMC women's health · 2017Article
- Violence, trauma and living with HIV: Longitudinal predictors of initiating crystal methamphetamine injection among sex workers.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- High Prevalence of Assisted Injection Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- Addressing Methamphetamine Use in Primary Care: Provider Perspectives.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesDespite recent increases in crystal methamphetamine use among high-risk populations such as street-involved youth, few prospective studies have examined the health and social outcomes associated with active crystal methamphetamine use.
methodsWe enrolled 1,019 street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada, in a prospective cohort known as the at-risk youth study (ARYS). Participants were assessed semi-annually and a generalized estimating equation (GEE) logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with active crystal methamphetamine use.
resultsAmong 1,019 participants recruited into ARYS between 2005 and 2012 the median follow up duration was 17 months, 320 (31.4%) participants were female and 454 (44.6%) had previously used crystal methamphetamine at baseline. In adjusted GEE analyses, active crystal methamphetamine use was independently associated with Caucasian ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.37; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04-1.81), homelessness (AOR = 1.34; 95% CI: 1.15-1.56), injection drug use (AOR = 3.40; 95% CI: 2.76-4.19), non-fatal overdose (AOR = 1.46; 95%CI: 1.07-2.00), being a victim of violence (AOR = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.02-1.38), involvement in sex work (AOR = 1.39; 95% CI: 1.03-1.86), and drug dealing (AOR = 1.60; 95% CI: 1.35-1.90). DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsPrevalence of crystal methamphetamine use was high in this setting and active use was independently associated with a range of serious health and social harms. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Evidence-based strategies to prevent and treat crystal methamphetamine use are urgently needed.
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