BACKGROUND: Injection drug users (IDU) commonly generate income through prohibited
activities, such as drug dealing and sex trade work, which carry significant risk. However, little …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for HIV and hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection and also have high levels of homelessness and unstable housing. We …

Background Mounting evidence suggests that laws and policies prohibiting illegal drug use
could have a central role in shaping health outcomes among people who inject drugs (PWID)…

BACKGROUND: Vancouver, Canada has a pilot supervised injecting facility (SIF), where
individuals can inject pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of medical staff. There has …

In Canada, Indigenous youth suicide represents one of several health disparities burdening
Indigenous populations, and like many other of these disparities, can be understood as an …

In various settings, drug market policing strategies have been found to have unintended
negative effects on health service use among injection drug users (IDU). This has prompted …

Background: 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 to examine …

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 Measuring the incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among
people who inject drugs (PWID) is key to track progress towards elimination. We aimed to …

Introduction Vancouver, Canada is experiencing an opioid overdose crisis where fentanyl, a
potent, synthetic opioid contaminating the illicit drug supply, has been detected in the …