Carlos F Vera
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Eger W, Bazzi A, Valasek C, Vera C, Harvey-Vera A, Strathdee S, et al.
Addict Sci Clin Pract
. 2024 Nov;
19(1):81.
PMID: 39533335
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) holds promise for decreasing new HIV infections among people who inject drugs (PWID), yet daily oral PrEP use is low, and PrEP modality and delivery strategy...
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Bailey K, Schecter A, Eger W, Justin Valasek C, Strathdee S, Knox A, et al.
Int J Drug Policy
. 2024 Sep;
133:104577.
PMID: 39278156
Background: In the United States, community overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs have demonstrated efficacy in reducing opioid-related mortality. OEND programs have expanded across San Diego County, California, but...
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Friedman J, Abramovitz D, Skaathun B, Rangel G, Harvey-Vera A, Vera C, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2024 Jul;
79(4):1109-1116.
PMID: 39078273
Background: Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) increases overdose mortality, but its role in infectious disease transmission is unknown. We examined whether IMF use predicts hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency...
4.
Bailey K, Abramovitz D, Rangel G, Harvey-Vera A, Vera C, Patterson T, et al.
AIDS Behav
. 2024 Jul;
28(11):3629-3642.
PMID: 39060837
Safe injection self-efficacy (SISE) is negatively associated with injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID) but has not been examined in differing risk environments. We compared responses to...
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Calderon-Villarreal A, Abramovitz D, Avelar Portillo L, Goldenberg S, Flanigan S, Quintana P, et al.
Int J Drug Policy
. 2024 Jun;
129:104485.
PMID: 38901113
Introduction: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk of developing injection-related infections, including abscesses. Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are key human rights and services; yet...
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Bailey K, Abramovitz D, Rangel G, Harvey-Vera A, Vera C, Patterson T, et al.
medRxiv
. 2024 Jun;
PMID: 38826285
Background: Safe injection self-efficacy (SISE) is negatively associated with injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID) but has not been examined in differing risk environments. We compared responses...
7.
Calderon-Villarreal A, Avelar Portillo L, Abramovitz D, Goldenberg S, Flanigan S, Quintana P, et al.
PLoS One
. 2024 May;
19(5):e0303378.
PMID: 38728343
Background: Domains of adequate menstrual health (MH) include access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). People who menstruate with social disadvantages-such as homelessness or drug injection practices-often face barriers to...
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Skaathun B, Strathdee S, Shrader C, Nacht C, Borquez A, Artamonova I, et al.
Lancet Reg Health Am
. 2024 May;
33():100751.
PMID: 38711788
Background: We examined HIV prevalence and transmission dynamics among people who inject drugs in the U.S./Mexico border region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: People who inject drugs aged ≥18 years...
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Eger W, Abramovitz D, Bazzi A, Borquez A, Vera C, Harvey-Vera A, et al.
Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2024 May;
259:111318.
PMID: 38692135
Background: Amidst an increasingly toxic drug supply in North America, people who inject drugs may be transitioning to smoking them. We aimed to assess changes in injecting and smoking opioids...
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Calderon-Villarreal A, Avelar Portillo L, Abramovitz D, Goldenberg S, Flanigan S, Quintana P, et al.
Int J Equity Health
. 2024 Apr;
23(1):79.
PMID: 38644494
Background: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access is critical to public health and human dignity. People who inject drugs (PWID) experience stigma and structural violence that may limit WASH access....