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Adapting harm reduction services during COVID-19: lessons from the supervised injecting facilities in Australia by Roxburgh, Amanda, Jauncey, Marianne, Day, Carolyn, Bartlett, Mark, Cogger, Shelley, Dietze, Paul, Nielsen, Suzanne, Latimer, Julie, Clark, Nico

“…The COVID-19 crisis has had profound impacts on health service provision, particularly those providing client facing services. Supervised injecting facilities…”
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‘Ice epidemic’? Trends in methamphetamine use from three Victorian surveillance systems by Lim, Megan S.C., Cogger, Shelley, Quinn, Brendan, Hellard, Margaret E., Dietze, Paul M.

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Harm Reduction Is Not Just About Low Threshold Services for People Using Drugs by Cogger, Shelley, Higgs, Peter

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Injecting drug use and related health behaviours in a small case series of East African migrants in Melbourne by Horyniak, Danielle, Higgs, Peter, Degenhardt, Louisa, Cogger, Shelley, Power, Robert, Dietze, Paul

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Initial experience with subcutaneous depot buprenorphine in a medically supervised injecting facility by Weeks, Anthony, Cogger, Shelley, Clark, Nico

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Heavy alcohol consumption among marginalised African refugee young people in Melbourne, Australia: motivations for drinking, experiences of alcohol-related problems and strategies for managing drinking by Horyniak, Danielle, Higgs, Peter, Cogger, Shelley, Dietze, Paul, Bofu, Tapuwa

“…Objective. Little is known about substance use among resettled refugee populations. This study aimed to describe motivations for drinking, experiences of…”
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The onset and severity of acute opioid toxicity in heroin overdose cases: a retrospective cohort study at a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia by Stam, Nathan C., Cogger, Shelley, Schumann, Jennifer L., Weeks, Anthony, Roxburgh, Amanda, Dietze, Paul M., Clark, Nicolas

“…To differentiate the severity of acute opioid toxicity and describe both the clinical and physiological features associated with heroin overdose in a cohort of…”
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Progress towards hepatitis C elimination: the feasibility and success of a nurse and harm reduction practitioner led model of care utilising rapid point of care HCV RNA testing at a medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne, Australia by MacIsaac, Michael, Whitton, Bradley, Anderson, Jenine, Penn, Matthew, Weeks, Anthony, Cogger, Shelley, Elmore, Kasey, Pemberton, David, Papaluca, Tim, Hellard, Margaret, Stoove, Mark, Wilson, David, Pedrana, Alisa, Doyle, Joseph, Clark, Nico, Holmes, Jacinta, Thompson, Alexander

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Can differences in the type, nature or amount of polysubstance use explain the increased risk of non-fatal overdose among psychologically distressed people who inject drugs? by Betts, Kim S, McIlwraith, Fairlie, Dietze, Paul, Whittaker, Elizabeth, Burns, Lucy, Cogger, Shelley, Alati, Rosa

“…Highlights • The types and amounts of polysubstance use profiles did not differ by psychological distress. • The nature of use of certain polysubstance use…”
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Behavioural research to inform understanding of hepatitis C resistance by Higgs, Peter, Dwyer, Robyn, Cogger, Shelley, Hellard, Margaret, Maher, Lisa

“…Features of sociospatial environments identified as potentially protective included small, bounded networks (ie, home-based rather than street-based networks…”
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Knowledge of naloxone and take‐home naloxone programs among a sample of people who inject drugs in Australia: Variations across capital cities by Dietze, Paul M., Stare, Mark, Cogger, Shelley, Nambiar, Dhanya, Olsen, Anna, Burns, Lucinda, Lenton, Simon

“…Introduction and Aims Take‐home naloxone (THN) programs targeting people who inject drugs (PWID) have been running in some Australian states and territories…”
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Eliminating hepatitis C in Australia: a novel model of hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs at a medically supervised injecting facility by MacIsaac, Michael B, Whitton, Bradley, Hubble, Adrian, Cogger, Shelley, Penn, Matthew, Weeks, Anthony, Elmore, Kasey, Pemberton, David, Anderson, Jenine, Howard, Rebecca, McKeever, Una, Papaluca, Timothy, Hellard, Margaret E, Stoove, Mark, Wilson, David, Pedrana, Alisa, Doyle, Joseph, Clark, Nico, Holmes, Jacinta, Thompson, Alexander J

“…Objective To evaluate the feasibility of testing and treating people who inject drugs at a supervised injecting facility for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection…”
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Syringe Stockpiling by Persons Who Inject Drugs: An Evaluation of Current Measures for Needle and Syringe Program Coverage by McCormack, Angus R, Aitken, Campbell K, Burns, Lucinda A, Cogger, Shelley, Dietze, Paul M

“…Needle and syringe program (NSP) coverage is commonly used to assess NSP effectiveness. However, existing measures don't capture whether persons who inject…”
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Longitudinal changes in psychological distress in a cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia by Scott, Nick, Carrotte, Elise R, Higgs, Peter, Cogger, Shelley, Stoové, Mark A, Aitken, Campbell K, Dietze, Paul M

“…Highlights • Psychological distress was examined in a cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). • We found higher levels of psychological distress in PWID than…”
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Oral health-related quality of life among an Australian sample of people who inject drugs by Truong, Arthur, Higgs, Peter, Cogger, Shelley, Jamieson, Lisa, Burns, Lucinda, Dietze, Paul

“…Objectives People who inject drugs (PWID) have poor oral health. However, their oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) is unknown. Our study was designed…”
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Multiply disadvantaged: Health and service utilisation factors faced by homeless injecting drug consumers in Australia by Whittaker, Elizabeth, Swift, Wendy, Roxburgh, Amanda, Dietze, Paul, Cogger, Shelley, Bruno, Raimondo, Sindicich, Natasha, Burns, Lucy

“…Introduction and Aims Homelessness status is strongly correlated with higher rates of substance use. Few studies, however, examine the complex relationship…”
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The role of respect in interactions with police among substance-using African refugee young people in Melbourne, Australia by Horyniak, Danielle, Higgs, Peter, Cogger, Shelley, Dietze, Paul

“…Racialized policing and substance use are major issues faced by African young people in Australia. In-depth interviews with 18 refugee young people who use…”
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Point-of-care HCV RNA testing improves hepatitis C testing rates and allows rapid treatment initiation among people who inject drugs attending a medically supervised injecting facility by MacIsaac, Michael B, Whitton, Bradley, Anderson, Jenine, Cogger, Shelley, Vella-Horne, Dylan, Penn, Matthew, Weeks, Anthony, Elmore, Kasey, Pemberton, David, Winter, Rebecca J, Papaluca, Timothy, Howell, Jessica, Hellard, Margaret, Stoové, Mark, Wilson, David, Pedrana, Alisa, Doyle, Joseph S, Clark, Nicolas, Holmes, Jacinta A, Thompson, Alexander J

“…To achieve hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination targets, simplified care engaging people who inject drugs is required. We evaluated whether fingerstick HCV RNA…”
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How does the use of multiple needles/syringes per injecting episode impact on the measurement of individual level needle and syringe program coverage? by O’Keefe, Daniel, McCormack, Angus, Cogger, Shelley, Aitken, Campbell, Burns, Lucinda, Bruno, Raimondo, Stafford, Jenny, Butler, Kerryn, Breen, Courtney, Dietze, Paul

“…Recent work by McCormack et al. (2016) showed that the inclusion of syringe stockpiling improves the measurement of individual-level syringe coverage. We…”
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The introduction of CCTV and associated changes in heroin purchase and injection settings in Footscray, Victoria, Australia by Scott, Nick, Higgs, Peter, Caulkins, Jonathan P., Aitken, Campbell, Cogger, Shelley, Dietze, Paul

“…Objectives In June 2011, closed-circuit television (CCTV) was introduced in Footscray (a suburb of Melbourne, Australia) to help deter street-based drug…”
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