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ArticleInternational journal of mental health and addiction2025

Binge Drug Injection in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs in Montreal: Characterizing the Substances and Social Contexts Involved.

Nanor Minoyan, Stine Bordier Høj, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Sarah Larney, Valérie Martel-Laferrière, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Julie Bruneau

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Article in International journal of mental health and addiction, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Nanor MinoyanUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Stine Bordier HøjUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Didier Jutras-AswadUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Sarah LarneyUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Valérie Martel-LaferrièreUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Marie-Pierre SylvestreUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.
Julie BruneauUniversité de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), 900 Rue Saint Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0470-0720

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe binge drug injection in a longitudinal cohort study of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Montreal, Canada (eligibility: age ≥ 18, past-6-month injection drug use; follow-up: 3-monthly interviews). Bingeing was defined as injecting large quantities of drugs over a limited period, until participants ran out or were unable to continue, in the past 3 months. We recorded substances and circumstances typically involved in binge episodes. Eight hundred five participants (82% male, median age 41) provided 8158 observations (2011-2020). Thirty-six per cent reported bingeing throughout follow-up. Binges involved a diverse range of substances and social contexts. Cocaine was involved in a majority of recent binges (73% of visits). Injection of multiple drug classes (24% of visits) and use of non-injection drugs (63% of visits) were common, as were opioid injection (42%) and injecting alone (41%). Binge drug use may thus be an important yet overlooked trigger of overdose and other harms among PWID. This understudied high-risk behavior warrants further research and public health attention. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-023-01207-7.

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AddictionBingeCocaineCohortHarm reductionIllicit substance useInjection drug useOpioidOverdosePreventionPWIDStimulant

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PMID40703246
PMCPMC12279887

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