ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2017
Intravenous heroin use in Haiphong, Vietnam: Need for comprehensive care including methamphetamine use-related interventions.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Feasibility of an Interventional Project to Reduce HIV Incidence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Haiphong, Viet Nam
DRIVE (DRug Use and Infections in ViEtnam) Project : Ending the HIV Epidemic Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Hai Phong, Viet Nam
Friendship Bench for Women Who Use Methamphetamine in Vietnam
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of methamphetamine/amphetamine use on receipt and outcomes of medications for opioid use disorder: a systematic review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2021Pooled it
- Non-adherence to treatment and concurrent opioid use among people on methadone maintenance treatment using methamphetamine in Vietnam.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Trial
- The role of polysubstance use in the development, maintenance, and treatment of stimulant use disorders.Pharmacological reviews · 2026Review
- Using ADAPT-ITT framework to tailor evidence-based interventions for addressing methamphetamine use among methadone patients in Vietnam.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- A review of factors associated with methadone maintenance treatment adherence and retention in Vietnam.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Review
- Gender, homelessness, hospitalization and methamphetamine use fuel depression among people who inject drugs: implications for innovative prevention and care strategies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association of Bupropion, Naltrexone, and Opioid Agonist Treatment With Stimulant-Related Admissions Among People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Case-Crossover Analysis.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Drug Harm Reduction in Vietnam: A Review of Stakeholders' Perspectives and Implications for Future Interventions.American journal of public health · 2022Article
- Development and assessment of a community-based screening tool for mental health disorders among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Article
- How has the COVID-19 epidemic affected the risk behaviors of people who inject drugs in a city with high harm reduction service coverage in Vietnam? A qualitative investigation.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Correlates of methamphetamine use severity among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder in Vietnam.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Review
- Use of methamphetamine and alcohol among people with opioid use disorder and HIV in Vietnam: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The methamphetamine epidemic among persons who inject heroin in Hai Phong, Vietnam.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- Associations between methamphetamine use and lack of viral suppression among a cohort of HIV-positive persons who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam.AIDS (London, England) · 2020Article
- Psychiatric Comorbidities among People Who Inject Drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam: The Need for Screening and Innovative Interventions.BioMed research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to describe patterns among people who inject drugs (PWID), risk-related behaviours and access to methadone treatment, in order to design a large-scale intervention aiming to end the HIV epidemic in Haiphong, Vietnam.
methodsA respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey was first conducted to identify profiles of drug use and HIV risk-related behaviour among PWID. A sample of PWID was then included in a one-year cohort study to describe access to methadone treatment and associated factors.
resultsAmong the 603 patients enrolled in the RDS survey, 10% were female, all were injecting heroin and 24% were using methamphetamine, including 3 (0.5%) through injection. Different profiles of risk-related behaviours were identified, including one entailing high-risk sexual behaviour (n=37) and another involving drug-related high-risk practices (n=22). High-risk sexual activity was related to binge drinking and methamphetamine use. Among subjects with low sexual risk, sexual intercourse with a main partner with unknown serostatus was often unprotected. Among the 250 PWID included in the cohort, 55.2% initiated methadone treatment during the follow-up (versus 4.4% at RDS); methamphetamine use significantly increased. The factors associated with not being treated with methadone after 52 weeks were fewer injections per month and being a methamphetamine user at RDS.
conclusionHeroin is still the main drug injected in Haiphong. Methamphetamine use is increasing markedly and is associated with delay in methadone initiation. Drug-related risks are low but sexual risk behaviours are still present. Comprehensive approaches are needed in the short term.
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