ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2017
Increases in prescription opioid injection abuse among treatment admissions in the United States, 2004-2013.
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- Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among People Who Inject Drugs: Exploratory Findings of the Interaction Between Race, Homelessness, and Trust.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Opioid use disorder treatment for people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Assisted injection provider practices and motivations in Los Angeles and San Francisco California 2016-18.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Improving Parenting Practices Among Fathers Who Misuse Opioids: Fathering Through Change Intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Awareness about and willingness to use long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) among people who use drugs.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
- COVID-19 and People Who Use Drugs - A Commentary.Health behavior and policy review · 2020Article
- Use of Population-Based Surveys for Estimating the Population Size of Persons Who Inject Drugs in the United States.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Prescription Opioid Misuse and Use of Alcohol and Other Substances Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.MMWR supplements · 2020Article
- Infective Endocarditis as a Complication of Intravenous Drug Use in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Case Series and Literature Review.AJP reports · 2020Article
- Treatment Outcomes in Septic Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle in People Who Inject Drugs.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 2015 HIV outbreak in Indiana associated with prescription opioid injection coupled with rising rates of hepatitis C, especially in areas with long-standing opioid abuse, have raised concerns about prescription opioid injection. However, research on this topic is limited. We assessed trends in treatment admissions reporting injection, smoking, and inhalation abuse of prescription opioids and examined characteristics associated with non-oral routes of prescription opioid abuse in the U.S.
methodsPrescription opioid abuse treatment admissions in the 2004-2013 Treatment Episode Data Set were used to calculate counts and percentages of prescription opioid treatment admissions reporting oral, injection, or smoking/inhalation abuse overall, by sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Multivariable multinomial logistic regression was used to identify demographic and substance use characteristics associated with injection or smoking/inhalation abuse.
resultsFrom 2004-2013, oral abuse decreased from 73.1% to 58.9%; injection abuse increased from 11.7% to 18.1%; and smoking/inhalation abuse increased from 15.3% of admissions to 23.0%. Among treatment admissions, the following were associated with injection abuse: male sex, 18-54 year-olds, non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic other, homeless or dependent living, less than full-time work, living in the Midwest or South, ≥1 prior treatment episodes, younger age of first opioid use, and reporting use of cocaine/crack, marijuana, heroin, or methamphetamine.
conclusionsThe proportion of treatment admissions reporting prescription opioid injection and smoking/inhalation abuse increased significantly in the U.S. between 2004 and 2013. Expanding prevention efforts as well as access to medication-assisted treatment and risk reduction services for people who inject drugs is urgently needed.
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