The Growing Popularity of Prescription Opioid Injection in Downtown Montreal: New Challenges for Harm Reduction

被引：82

作者：

Roy, Elise ^{[1
,2
]}

Arruda, Nelson

Bourgois, Phillipe ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sherbrooke, Fac Med & Sci Sante, Serv Toxicomanie, Longueuil, PQ J4K 0A8, Canada

[2] Agence Sante & Serv Sociaux Montreal, Direct Sante Publ, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[3] Univ Penn, Dept Anthropol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[4] Univ Penn, Dept Family & Community Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

来源：

SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE | 2011年 / 46卷 / 09期

关键词：

prescription opioid; injection drug use; street-based drug user; Montreal; injection practices; ethnography; C VIRUS SEROCONVERSION; DRUG-USERS; HIV RISK; HEROIN; TRANSMISSION; BEHAVIORS; DIVERSION; EQUIPMENT; PATTERNS; CANADA;

D O I：

10.3109/10826084.2011.552932

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Starting in 2007, a 2-year study based on ethnographic methodology was carried out downtown Montre,al, Canada. A thematic analysis of observational and interview-based notes was conducted. Illicit prescription opioid (PO) use was widespread among street-based participants. Injection was the main mode of PO administration observed among users. Some injection practices such as ""doing a wash"" could pose new challenges in terms of prevention of infections. More research is needed to examine the role of illicit PO use in the development of opiate addiction and to better understand drug-using contexts that put PO users at risk of infections. The study's limitations are noted.</.

引用

页码：1142 / 1150

页数：9

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