Background: Although injection drug use is known to result in a range of health-related
harms, including transmission of HIV and fatal overdose, little is known about the possible …

Background. Despite the widely noted increase in crystal methamphetamine (CM) use, there
are few studies on circumstances of first CM use or correlates of use among high‐risk …

Background: Although many settings have recently documented a substantial increase in
the use of methamphetamine-type stimulants, recent reviews have underscored the dearth …

BACKGROUND: There is a growing concern surrounding crystal methamphetamine use in
Canada despite surprisingly little empirical data to support such claims. We evaluated the …

Background and Objectives Despite recent increases in crystal methamphetamine use
among high‐risk populations such as street‐involved youth, few prospective studies have …

Many Canadian cities are experiencing ongoing infectious disease and overdose epidemics
among injection drug users (IDU). These health concerns have recently been exacerbated …

Background and objectives: Gender differences in illicit drug use patterns and related harms
(eg HIV infection) are becoming increasingly recognized. However, little research has …

PURPOSE: This longitudinal study examines the association between homelessness and
injection drug use initiation among a cohort of street-involved youth in a setting of high …

Background Street-involved youth are a population at risk of adopting injection as a route of
administration, and preventing the transition to injection drug use among street youth …

Background Street-involved youth contend with an array of health and social challenges,
including elevated rates of blood-borne infections and mortality. In addition, there has been …