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Discontinuation and tapering of prescribed opioids and risk of overdose among people on long-term opioid therapy for pain with and without opioid use disorder in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective cohort study by Kennedy, Mary Clare, Crabtree, Alexis, Nolan, Seonaid, Mok, Wing Yin, Cui, Zishan, Chong, Mei, Slaunwhite, Amanda, Ti, Lianping

“…The overdose crisis in North America has prompted system-level efforts to restrict opioid prescribing for chronic pain. However, little is known about how…”
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Experiences of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in a Canadian setting: a gender-based cross-sectional study by Swaich, Anmol, Richardson, Lindsey, Cui, Zishan, DeBeck, Kora, Milloy, M-J, Kerr, Thomas, Hayashi, Kanna

“…People who use drugs (PWUD) experience disproportionately high rates of violent victimization. Emerging research has demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic…”
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Periods of Homelessness Linked to Higher VACS Index Among HIV-Positive People Who Use Drugs by Reddon, Hudson, Socias, M. Eugenia, Justice, Amy, Cui, Zishan, Nosova, Ekaterina, Barrios, Rolando, Fairbairn, Nadia, Marshall, Brandon D. L., Milloy, M.-J.

“…We sought to evaluate the impact of homelessness on HIV disease progression among people who use unregulated drugs (PWUD) living with HIV and test if this…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to supervised consumption programs by Gubskaya, Emili, Kennedy, Mary Clare, Hayashi, Kanna, Cui, Zishan, Milloy, M-J, Kerr, Thomas

“…Supervised consumption sites (SCS) and overdose prevention sites (OPS) have been increasingly implemented in response to the ongoing overdose epidemic in…”
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Police seizure of drugs without arrest among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, before provincial ‘decriminalization’ of simple possession: a cohort study by Hayashi, Kanna, Singh Kelsall, Tyson, Shane, Caitlin, Cui, Zishan, Milloy, M.-J, DeBeck, Kora, Kerr, Thomas

“…Abstract Background Several jurisdictions in Canada have recently considered decriminalizing possession of illicit drugs for personal use (henceforth, simple…”
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Virological suppression among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada: A longitudinal cohort study from 2012–2017 by Armstrong, Heather L, Gitelman, Julian, Cui, Zishan, Bacani, Nicanor, Sereda, Paul, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Card, Kiffer G, Sang, Jordan M, Raymond, Henry F, Montaner, Julio, Hall, David, Howard, Terry, Hull, Mark, Hogg, Robert S, Roth, Eric A, Moore, David M

“…Introduction In 2010, British Columbia (BC) implemented HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) as policy. We examined trends in virologic suppression and…”
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Receipt of COVID-19 emergency funds and engagement in sex work during COVID-19 among people who use drugs: evidence from Vancouver, Canada by McAdam, Erica, Hayashi, Kanna, Cui, Zishan, Anderson, Haleigh, Nelson, Scarlett, Milloy, M-J, DeBeck, Kora

“…During the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health orders disrupted income generation in numerous sectors and many governments provided emergency…”
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Difficulty accessing supervised consumption services during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada by Cassie, Rachel, Hayashi, Kanna, DeBeck, Kora, Milloy, M-J, Cui, Zishan, Strike, Carol, West, Jeff, Kennedy, Mary Clare

“…The overdose crisis in Canada has worsened since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this trend is thought to be driven in part by closures or…”
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Conspiracy beliefs and knowledge about HIV origins among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa by Hogg, Robert, Nkala, Busisiwe, Dietrich, Janan, Collins, Alexandra, Closson, Kalysha, Cui, Zishan, Kanters, Steve, Chia, Jason, Barhafuma, Bernard, Palmer, Alexis, Kaida, Angela, Gray, Glenda, Miller, Cari

“…We examined adolescents' knowledge regarding the origin of HIV/AIDS and correlates of beliefs surrounding conspiracy theories in Soweto, South Africa. Now, a…”
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Estimating the Size of the MSM Population in Metro Vancouver, Canada, Using Multiple Methods and Diverse Data Sources by Rich, Ashleigh J., Lachowsky, Nathan J., Sereda, Paul, Cui, Zishan, Wong, Jason, Wong, Stanley, Jollimore, Jody, Raymond, Henry Fisher, Hottes, Travis Salway, Roth, Eric A., Hogg, Robert S., Moore, David M.

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV globally, regionally in Canada, and locally in Vancouver. Lack of reliable population…”
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Prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma exposure among adolescent men and women in Soweto, South Africa: implications for HIV prevention by Closson, Kalysha, Dietrich, Janan Janine, Nkala, Busi, Musuku, Addy, Cui, Zishan, Chia, Jason, Gray, Glenda, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hogg, Robert S, Miller, Cari L, Kaida, Angela

“…Youth trauma exposure is associated with syndemic HIV risk. We measured lifetime prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma experience by gender among…”
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Low awareness of risk mitigation prescribing in response to dual crises of COVID-19 and overdose deaths among people who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada by Moshkforoush, Mana, DeBeck, Kora, Brar, Rupinder, Fairbairn, Nadia, Cui, Zishan, Milloy, M-J, Buxton, Jane, Oldenburger, Tanis, McLellan, Will, Kendall, Perry, Sedgemore, Kali, Wilson, Dean, Kerr, Thomas, Hayashi, Kanna

“…When the novel coronavirus pandemic emerged in March 2020, many settings across Canada and the USA were already contending with an existing crisis of drug…”
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Inability to contact opioid agonist therapy prescribers during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Canadian setting: a cross-sectional analysis among people on opioid agonist therapy by Moallef, Soroush, DeBeck, Kora, Fairbairn, Nadia, Cui, Zishan, Brar, Rupinder, Wilson, Dean, Johnson, Cheyenne, Milloy, M-J, Hayashi, Kanna

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent public health response may have undermined key responses to the protracted drug poisoning crisis, including reduced access…”
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Does size really matter? A sensitivity analysis of number of seeds in a respondent-driven sampling study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada by Lachowsky, Nathan John, Sorge, Justin Tyler, Raymond, Henry Fisher, Cui, Zishan, Sereda, Paul, Rich, Ashleigh, Roth, Eric A, Hogg, Robert S, Moore, David M

“…Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is an increasingly used peer chain-recruitment method to sample "hard-to-reach" populations for whom there are no reliable…”
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Substance Use Patterns of Gay and Bisexual Men in the Momentum Health Study by Roth, Eric Abella, Cui, Zishan, Wang, Lu, Armstrong, Heather L., Rich, Ashleigh J., Lachowsky, Nathan J., Sereda, Paul, Card, Kiffer G., Jollimore, Jody, Howard, Terry, Olarewaju, Gbolahan, Moore, David M., Hogg, Robert S.

“…Research with male sexual minorities frequently combines gay and bisexual men as Men Who Have Sex with Men or Gay and Bisexual Men. When analyzed separately,…”
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The Botsha Bophelo Adolescent Health Study: A profile of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa by Miller, Cari L, Nkala, Busisiwe, Closson, Kalysha, Chia, Jason, Cui, Zishan, Palmer, Alexis, Hogg, Robert, Kaida, Angela, Gray, Glenda, Dietrich, Janan

“…Youth between the ages of 15 years to 24 years account for almost half of new HIV infections in South Africa. To describe the study details of the Botsha…”
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Characterizing Methamphetamine Use Among People Who Use Opioids: A Systematic Review by Cui, Zishan, Norton, Alexa, Karamouzian, Mohammad

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The relationship between crystal methamphetamine use and methadone retention in a prospective cohort of people who use drugs by Mackay, Lindsay, Bach, Paxton, Milloy, M-J, Cui, Zishan, Kerr, Thomas, Hayashi, Kanna

“…•This study examined the effect of methamphetamine use on methadone discontinuation.•We found that at least weekly use was associated with methadone…”
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Does This Patient Have Alcohol Use Disorder?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review by Wood, Evan, Pan, Jeffrey, Cui, Zishan, Bach, Paxton, Dennis, Brittany, Nolan, Seonaid, Socias, M. Eugenia

“…IMPORTANCE: The accuracy of screening tests for alcohol use disorder (defined as a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant…”
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W44 - Association of Medications for Mood/Anxiety Disorders With Fatal and Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose by Fairbairn, Nadia, Crabtree, Alexis, Schutz, Christian, Woo Park, Tae, Socias, Eugenia, Mok, Janet, Cui, Zishan, Ti, Lianping

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