The influence of poly-drug use patterns on the association between opioid agonist treatment engagement and injecting initiation assistance

Original research
par
Meyers-Pantele, Stephanie A. et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

International

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We investigated the association between OAT engagement and providing injection drug use (IDU) initiation assistance across poly-drug use practices in Vancouver, Canada.

Constatations/points à retenir

When adjusting for age and sex, OAT engagement among those who reported a combination of high-frequency heroin and methamphetamine IDU and low-to-moderate-frequency prescription opioid IDU and methamphetamine non-injection drug use (NIDU) was associated with lower odds of IDU initiation assistance provision.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data from linked cohorts (n=1218)

Mots clés

About PWUD
Outcomes
Illegal drugs
Injecting drugs