Category Archives: People who use drugs
eHealth interventions to address sexual health, substance use, and mental health among men who have sex with men: Systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) face disproportionate risks concerning HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, substance use, and mental health. These outcomes constitute an interacting syndemic among...
A systematic review of the social network strategy to optimize HIV testing in key populations to end the epidemic in the United States
The United States (U.S.) has a plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. The plan’s first pillar prioritizes HIV testing. Social Network Strategy (SNS) is an intervention to reach...
Effectiveness of opiate substitution treatment in reducing HIV risk behaviors among African Caribbean and Black people: A systematic review
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise, and synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of opioid substitution treatment in reducing HIV risk behavior among...
Networks among racial and ethnic minority men who have sex with men in HIV research in the United States: A concept analysis
In the past 10 years, research has proliferated investigating the effects of sexual and social networks on the transmission of HIV, especially among racial/ethnic minority men who have sex with...
Association between opioid agonist therapy use and HIV testing uptake among people who have recently injected drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background and aim: Globally, nearly one in five people who inject drugs (PWID) are living with HIV, and the rate of new HIV infections in PWID is increasing in some...
Rules and eligibility criteria for supervised consumption services feasibility studies – A scoping review
INTRODUCTION: Supervised consumption services (SCS) reduce HIV risks and overdose for people who use drugs (PWUD) and are known to have wide-ranging public health benefits. Feasibility studies are often conducted...
Rapid evidence review of harm reduction interventions and messaging for people who inject drugs during pandemic events: Implications for the ongoing COVID-19 response
BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs are at increased health risk in a pandemic due to their greater susceptibility to severe disease and as a consequence of the restrictions put in...
