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Newest firstAbstractBackgroundDepressive symptoms are prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) and people with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We examined changes in depressive symptoms among HCV-infected PWID following direct-acting antiviral treatments to evaluate whether these changes differed by history of depressive symptoms, substance use, or HCV treatment outcome.MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of the HERO Stud…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cannabis continues to be the most used drug in the world today. Research shows that cannabis use is associated with a wide range of adverse health consequences that may involve almost every physiological and biochemical system including respiratory/pulmonary complications such as chronic cough and emphysema, impairment of immune function, and increased risk of acquiring or transmitting viral infections such as HIV…
Open article record in new tab ↗Multiple host factors are known to play important roles in hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication, in immune responses induced by HCV infection, or in processes that facilitate virus escape from immune clearance, while yet only few studies examined the contribution of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs/lncRs). Using microarrays, we identified lncRNAs with altered expression levels in HCV replicating Huh-7.5 hepatoma cells…
Open article record in new tab ↗Purpose: The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a survey conducted in Italy amongst detainees by administering a specific questionnaire (EQDP, European Questionnaire on Drug Use in Prison), in order to investigate drug use in prison, any sharing of used needles and, lastly, the degree of self-awareness regarding health (more specifically, in terms of HIV, HBV and HCV infection). Structure of the artic…
Open article record in new tab ↗The present investigation aimed to provide an objective narrative review of the existing literature pertaining to the benefits and harms of marijuana use for the treatment of the most common medical and psychological conditions for which it has been allowed at the state level. Common medical conditions for which marijuana is allowed (i.e., those conditions shared by at least 80 percent of medical marijuana states)…
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