The impact of buprenorphine and methadone on mortality: a primary care cohort study in the United Kingdom

M Hickman, C Steer, K Tilling, AG Lim, J Marsden… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate whether opioid substitution treatment (OST) with buprenorphine or
methadone is associated with a greater reduction in the risk of all‐cause mortality (ACM) …

[HTML][HTML] The rise of injecting drug use in East Africa: a case study from Kenya

S Beckerleg, M Telfer, GL Hundt - Harm reduction journal, 2005 - Springer
Studies on injecting drug use in East Africa are reviewed. The existingstudies document the
spread of heroin injection in Kenya and Tanzania, both countries where HIV rates are high …

[HTML][HTML] Living Under Coronavirus and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (LUCID-B): A qualitative study of experiences of COVID-19 among people who inject drugs

JM Kesten, A Holland, MJ Linton, H Family… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are a high-risk group for COVID-19
transmission and serious health consequences. Restrictions imposed in the UK in response …

Assessing IDU prevalence and health consequences (HCV, overdose and drug-related mortality) in a primary care trust: implications for public health action

M Hickman, V Hope, B Coleman, J Parry… - Journal of public …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background We report on an exercise to estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use (IDU)
and associated harms in a single primary care trust. Methods Covariate capture–recapture …

[HTML][HTML] Clonal expansion of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people who inject drugs (PWID): prevalence, risk factors and …

S Packer, B Pichon, S Thompson, J Neale… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
Background: In 2015, Bristol (South West England) experienced a large increase in cases of
meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in people who inject drugs …

A rapid assessment of heroin use in Mombasa, Kenya

S Beckerleg, M Telfer, A Sadiq - Substance use & misuse, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This article reports on a rapid assessment (RA) carried out in the city port of Mombasa,
Kenya in March 2004 by the Omari Project to inform the scaling up of their services to heroin …

[HTML][HTML] Development, acceptability and feasibility of a personalised, behavioural intervention to prevent bacterial skin and soft tissue infections among people who …

J Kesten, D Hussey, C Lord, L Roberts, J Bayliss… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) among people who inject drugs (PWID)
are a public health concern. This study aimed to co-produce and assess the acceptability …

Treatment experience and needs of older drug users in Bristol, UK

RM Ayres, L Eveson, J Ingram… - Journal of Substance Use, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Recent publications raise concerns about meeting the treatment needs of an ageing drug-
using population. At Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) we noted the absence of older users …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing motivation within a rapid opioid substitution treatment feasibility RCT: a nested qualitative study

R Ayres, J Ingram, A Rees, J Neale, A Beattie… - … , prevention, and policy, 2014 - Springer
Background Opioid substitution treatment (OST) has multiple benefits for heroin injectors
and is an evidence-based major component of international treatment. The current …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of opiate substitution treatment on mortality risk in drug addicts: a natural experiment study

CD Steer, J Macleod, K Tilling, AG Lim, J Marsden… - 2019 - europepmc.org
Background Opiate substitution treatment (OST) is the main treatment for people addicted to
heroin and other opioid drugs. However, there is limited information on how the delivery of …