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Newest firstBackground Opioid withdrawal is a significant challenge for people seeking to reduce or eliminate opioid use, and unmanaged withdrawal increases the risk of relapse and overdose. Using cannabis to manage opioid withdrawal has been reported by people who use opioids, yet it is not clear whether this leads to reductions in opioid use. Moreover, because pain is prevalent among people who use unregulated opioids (PWUO…
Open article record in new tab ↗Polysubstance use is prevalent among individuals on opioid agonist treatment (OAT), yet past studies have focused primarily on distinct substances and their association with OAT retention. Data was collected from two prospective cohorts between 2005 and 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. Among 13,596 visits contributed by 1445 participants receiving OAT, we employed repeated measures latent class analysis using seven indi…
Highlights•COVID-19 vaccine uptake was significantly lower among people who use drugs (PWUD), especially those reporting methamphetamine and fentanyl use.•Besides substance use, lower vaccine uptake was associated with younger age and belief in vaccine misinformation.•As new COVID-19 vaccines become necessary strategies to engage PWUD will be necessary. ObjectiveWe describe the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine uptak…
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