Search Results - "Jacka, Brendan P."
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Characteristics of events in which police responded to overdoses: an examination of incident reports in Rhode Island
Published in Harm reduction journal (18-10-2022)“…Abstract Background Narrow or non-existent Good Samaritan Law protections and harsh drug selling statutes in the USA have been shown to deter bystanders from…”
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Prevalence and correlates of experiencing drug-related discrimination among people who use drugs presenting at emergency department at high risk of opioid overdose
Published in Addictive behaviors reports (01-06-2023)“…•40.5% of PWUD reported drug-related discrimination in emergency departments.•PWUD who identified as women were more likely to report drug-related…”
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A randomized clinical trial of a theory-based fentanyl overdose education and fentanyl test strip distribution intervention to reduce rates of opioid overdose: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (26-11-2020)“…Opioid overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, particularly illicitly manufactured fentanyl, remain a substantial public health concern in North America…”
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Network structure and rapid HIV transmission among people who inject drugs: A simulation-based analysis
Published in Epidemics (01-03-2021)“…•Compared modeled networks to that observed in an HIV outbreak among PWID in Indiana.•Our model was comparable to the observed with respect to several network…”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare access among patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-04-2021)“…•Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder are vulnerable to COVID-19 impacts.•Negative impacts include increased drug use and difficulty accessing…”
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Brief Report: Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Rapid HIV Transmission Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (15-12-2022)“…Despite recent HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs (PWID) in nonurban US settings, syringe service programs (SSP) are often inaccessible in these…”
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Implementation and maintenance of an emergency department naloxone distribution and peer recovery specialist program
Published in Academic emergency medicine (01-03-2022)“…Study Objective Emergency department (ED)‐based naloxone distribution and peer‐based behavioral counseling have been shown to be feasible, but little is known…”
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US drug overdose mortality: 2009–2018 increases affect young people who use drugs
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-11-2020)“…Drug overdose mortality remains a public health concern in many countries globally. In the US, overdoses involving synthetic opioids are the primary…”
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Evaluation of a hepatitis C virus core antigen assay from venepuncture and dried blood spot collected samples: A cohort study
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-12-2019)“…The global scale‐up of hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnosis requires simplified and affordable HCV diagnostic pathways. This study evaluated the sensitivity and…”
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Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among layperson responders to opioid overdose incidents
Published in Psychological trauma (30-09-2024)“…Fatal and nonfatal overdoses involving opioids have increased to crisis levels in recent years. Laypersons have been increasingly tasked with responding to…”
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Feasibility of hepatitis C virus testing and linkage in community supervision offices: Great potential but persistent challenges
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-05-2022)“…Persons involved with the justice system have an elevated risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) yet remain marginalized from treatment. Efforts to eliminate HCV will…”
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Effect of a Peer-Led Behavioral Intervention for Emergency Department Patients at High Risk of Fatal Opioid Overdose: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in JAMA network open (01-08-2022)“…Importance Fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses are at record levels, and emergency department (ED) visits may be an opportune time to intervene. Peer-led…”
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A latent class approach to identify multi‐risk profiles associated with phylogenetic clustering of recent hepatitis C virus infection in Australia and New Zealand from 2004 to 2015
Published in Journal of the International AIDS Society (01-02-2019)“…Introduction Over the last two decades, the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) co‐infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV began…”
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