Search Results - "DeBeck, K."

Changes in drug use behaviors coinciding with the emergence of illicit fentanyl among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada by Brar, R, Grant, C, DeBeck, K, Milloy, M-J, Fairbairn, N, Wood, E, Kerr, T, Hayashi, Kanna

“…Background: With the emergence of illicitly-manufactured fentanyl, drug overdose deaths have risen in unprecedented numbers. In this context, there is an…”
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Prevalence and correlates of stocking up on drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the C3PNO Consortium by King, L, Hayashi, K, Genberg, B, Choi, J, DeBeck, K, Kirk, G, Mehta, S H, Kipke, M, Moore, R D, Baum, M K, Shoptaw, S, Gorbach, P M, Mustanski, B, Javanbakht, M, Siminski, S, Milloy, M-J

“…Data from the COVID-19 pandemic describes increases in drug use and related harms, especially fatal overdose. However, evidence is needed to better understand…”
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Examining the gender composition of drug injecting initiation events: A mixed methods investigation of three North American contexts by SA, Meyers, C, Rafful, ML, Mittal, LR, Smith, J, Tirado-Muñoz, S, Jain, X, Sun, RS, Garfein, SA, Strathdee, K, DeBeck, K, Hayashi, R, McNeil, MJ, Milloy, M, Olding, A, Guise, D, Werb, AI, Scheim

“…•We compared the gender composition of injection initiation events across contexts.•A greater proportion of injection initiation events were gender concordant…”
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Do law enforcement interactions reduce the initiation of injection drug use? An investigation in three North American settings by Melo, J.S., Garfein, R.S., Hayashi, K., Milloy, M.J., DeBeck, K., Sun, S., Jain, S., Strathdee, S.A., Werb, D.

“…•Cross-sectional analysis of people who inject drugs (PWID) in three North American cities.•Law enforcement interactions did not reduce odds of providing…”
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Public injecting among a cohort of injecting drug users in Vancouver, Canada by DeBeck, K, Small, W, Wood, E, Li, K, Montaner, J, Kerr, T

“…Background:Despite the implementation of policy interventions to address open drug consumption, public injecting continues to occur in many urban settings…”
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Drug use and phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus infection among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A latent class analysis approach by Jacka, B., Bray, B. C., Applegate, T. L., Marshall, B. D. L., Lima, V. D., Hayashi, K., DeBeck, K., Raghwani, J., Harrigan, P. R., Krajden, M., Montaner, J. S. G., Grebely, J.

“…Summary This study estimated latent classes (ie, unobserved subgroups in a population) of people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, and examined how these…”
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Aboriginal street-involved youth experience elevated risk of incarceration by Barker, B, Alfred, G.T, Fleming, K, Nguyen, P, Wood, E, Kerr, T, DeBeck, K

“…Abstract Objectives Past research has identified risk factors associated with incarceration among adult Aboriginal populations; however, less is known about…”
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Gang involvement among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: a gender-based analysis by Marshall, B.D.L, DeBeck, K, Simo, A, Kerr, T, Wood, E

“…Highlights • 22% of street-involved youth in a Canadian study reported a lifetime history of gang involvement. • Gang-involved men were more likely to have…”
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P762 TEMPORAL CHANGES IN HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3A DISTRIBUTION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN VANCOUVER, CANADA by Jacka, B, Applegate, T, Poon, A.F, Harrigan, R, Dore, G.J, Olmstead, A, DeBeck, K, Milloy, M.-J, Lamoury, F, Woods, C, Brumme, Z, Dobrer, S, Dias Lima, V, Montaner, J, Joy, J, Marshall, B.D, Kerr, T, Wood, E, Krajden, M, Grebely, J

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Substance use patterns associated with recent exposure to fentanyl among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A cross-sectional urine toxicology screening study by Hayashi, Kanna, Milloy, M.-J., Lysyshyn, Mark, DeBeck, Kora, Nosova, Ekaterina, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas

“…•1 in 5 people who inject drugs in Vancouver tested positive for fentanyl in 2016.•Fentanyl exposure appears to be largely attributable to fentanyl-adulterated…”
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Utilization of opioid agonist therapy among incarcerated persons with opioid use disorder in Vancouver, Canada by Bozinoff, Nikki, DeBeck, Kora, Milloy, M-J, Nosova, Ekaterina, Fairbairn, Nadia, Wood, Evan, Hayashi, Kanna

“…•Utilization of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in correctional settings in Vancouver remains low.•Most utilizing OAT were continuations rather than new…”
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Secure care: more harm than good by Pilarinos, Andreas, MPP, Fast, Danya, MA PhD, DeBeck, Kora, MPP PhD, Kendall, Perry, MD

“…Many who overdose on drugs in British Columbia are youth under the age of 19 years, and calls for "secure care" legislation have intensified. Secure care…”
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Opioid agonist treatment and the process of injection drug use initiation by Mittal, María Luisa, Jain, Sonia, Sun, Shelly, DeBeck, Kora, Milloy, M.J., Hayashi, Kanna, Hadland, Scott E., Werb, Dan

“…•Persons who inject drugs (PWID) who reported opioid agonist treatment (OAT) enrollment had lower odds of recently initiating others into injection drug use…”
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Smoking of crack cocaine as a risk factor for HIV infection among people who use injection drugs by DeBeck, Kora, Kerr, Thomas, Li, Kathy, Fischer, Benedikt, Buxton, Jane, Montaner, Julio, Wood, Evan

“…Little is known about the possible role that smoking crack cocaine has on the incidence of HIV infection. Given the increasing use of crack cocaine, we sought…”
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Uptake of HCV treatment among people who inject drugs in the direct-acting antiviral era in a Canadian setting by Socias, M.E., Ti, L., Wood, E., Nosova, E., Hull, M., Hayashi, K., Debeck, K., Milloy, M.-J.

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Phylogenetic clustering of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada by Jacka, Brendan, Applegate, Tanya, Krajden, Mel, Olmstead, Andrea, Harrigan, P. Richard, Marshall, Brandon D.L., DeBeck, Kora, Milloy, M.‐J., Lamoury, Francois, Pybus, Oliver G., Lima, Viviane D., Magiorkinis, Gkikas, Montoya, Vincent, Montaner, Julio, Joy, Jeffrey, Woods, Conan, Dobrer, Sabina, Dore, Gregory J., Poon, Art F.Y., Grebely, Jason

“…Little is known about factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID). Phylogenetic clustering and associated…”
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An age-based analysis of nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who use illegal drugs in Vancouver, Canada by Cheng, Tessa, Small, Will, Dong, Huiru, Nosova, Ekaterina, Hayashi, Kanna, DeBeck, Kora

“…Nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) is a serious public health problem in North America. At a population-level, previous research has identified…”
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Non-medical prescription opioid use among youth: Gaining perspective from decades of previous drug use epidemics by Cheng, Tessa, DeBeck, Kora, Small, Will

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Interest in low-threshold employment among people who inject illicit drugs: Implications for street disorder by DeBeck, Kora, Wood, Evan, Qi, Jiezhi, Fu, Eric, McArthur, Doug, Montaner, Julio, Kerr, Thomas

“…Abstract Background Income generation opportunities available to people who use illicit drugs have been associated with street disorder. Among a cohort of…”
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The effectiveness of anti-illicit-drug public-service announcements: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Werb, Dan, Mills, Edward J, DeBeck, Kora, Kerr, Thomas, Montaner, Julio S G, Wood, Evan

“…BackgroundAnti-illicit-drug public-service announcements (PSAs) have become a cornerstone of drug policy in the USA. However, studies of the effectiveness of…”
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