Volume 5, issue 1, December 2008
37 articles in this issue
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A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perceptions and socio-cultural influences on the acceptability of harm reduction programs in Tijuana, Mexico
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Morgan M Philbin
- Remedios Lozada
- Steffanie A Strathdee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2008
- Article: 36
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High prevalence of HIV infection among homeless and street-involved Aboriginal youth in a Canadian setting
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Brandon DL Marshall
- Thomas Kerr
- Evan Wood
- Content type: Brief report
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2008
- Article: 35
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Opportunities to learn and barriers to change: crack cocaine use in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Authors
- Susan Boyd
- Joy L Johnson
- Barbara Moffat
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Article: 34
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Seroprevalence of select bloodborne pathogens and associated risk behaviors among injection drug users in the Paso del Norte region of the United States – Mexico border
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Joan P Baumbach
- Lily N Foster
- Steffanie A Strathdee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2008
- Article: 33
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The perspectives of injection drug users regarding safer injecting education delivered through a supervised injecting facility
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Danya Fast
- Will Small
- Thomas Kerr
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2008
- Article: 32
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Fighting addiction's death row: British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Ian Pitfield shows a measure of legal courage
Authors
- Dan Small
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2008
- Article: 31
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A qualitative exploration of prescription opioid injection among street-based drug users in Toronto: behaviours, preferences and drug availability
Authors
- Michelle Firestone
- Benedikt Fischer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2008
- Article: 30
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Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Yujiang Jia
- Fan Lu
- Sten H Vermund
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2008
- Article: 29
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Stigma, social reciprocity and exclusion of HIV/AIDS patients with illicit drug histories: A study of Thai nurses' attitudes
Authors
- Kit Yee Chan
- Mark A Stoové
- Daniel D Reidpath
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 August 2008
- Article: 28
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Virtual harm reduction efforts for Internet gambling: effects of deposit limits on actual Internet sports gambling behavior
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Anja Broda
- Debi A LaPlante
- Howard J Shaffer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2008
- Article: 27
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Accelerating harm reduction interventions to confront the HIV epidemic in the Western Pacific and Asia: the role of WHO (WPRO)
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Fabio Mesquita
- David Jacka
- Nirmal Singh
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2008
- Article: 26
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The effectiveness of behavioural interventions in the primary prevention of Hepatitis C amongst injecting drug users: a randomised controlled trial and lessons learned
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Mohammed Abou-Saleh
- Paul Davis
- Hamid Ghodse
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2008
- Article: 25
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Distributing foil from needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) to promote transitions from heroin injecting to chasing: An evaluation
Authors
- Rachael Pizzey
- Neil Hunt
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 July 2008
- Article: 24
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On drug treatment and social control: Russian narcology's great leap backwards
Authors
- Richard Elovich
- Ernest Drucker
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2008
- Article: 23
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Half a gram – a thousand lives
Authors
- Lev Levinson
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2008
- Article: 22
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Preventing HIV transmission among Iranian prisoners: Initial support for providing education on the benefits of harm reduction practices
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Babak Eshrati
- Rahim Taghizadeh Asl
- John Weekes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2008
- Article: 21
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How high: Quantity as a predictor of cannabis-related problems
Authors
- Nicole Walden
- Mitch Earleywine
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2008
- Article: 20
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Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers
Authors
- Khan Mohammad Sajid
- Kamal Chaouachi
- Rubaida Mahmood
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2008
- Article: 19
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Switching to smokeless tobacco as a smoking cessation method: evidence from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey
Authors
- Brad Rodu
- Carl V Phillips
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 May 2008
- Article: 18
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Harm reduction and equity of access to care for French prisoners: a review
Authors
- Laurent Michel
- MPatrizia Carrieri
- Alex Wodak
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2008
- Article: 17
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Return to Galileo? The Inquisition of the International Narcotic Control Board
Authors
- Dan Small
- Ernest Drucker
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 07 May 2008
- Article: 16
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Awareness of the need for safe storage of Methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Annemarie Mullin
- Rosanna J McAuley
- Roger N Bloor
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 April 2008
- Article: 15
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Designing an experimental HIV/HCV intervention to promote the safe re-use of drug preparation materials by injection drug users in Puerto Rico
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- HAnn Finlinson
- Héctor M Colón
- Rafaela R Robles
- Content type: Brief report
- Open Access
- Published: 28 April 2008
- Article: 14
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Early exit: Estimating and explaining early exit from drug treatment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alex Stevens
- Polly Radcliffe
- Neil Hunt
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 April 2008
- Article: 13
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Quantifying hepatitis C transmission risk using a new weighted scoring system for the Blood-Borne Virus Transmission Risk Assessment Questionnaire (BBV-TRAQ): Applications for community-based HCV surveillance, education and prevention
Authors
- Mark A Stoové
- Craig L Fry
- Nicholas Lintzeris
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 23 April 2008
- Article: 12
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Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Avril Taylor
- Sharon J Hutchinson
- David J Goldberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2008
- Article: 11
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The barriers to smoking cessation in Swiss methadone and buprenorphine-maintained patients
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Victoria Wapf
- Michael Schaub
- Dominique Eich
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 March 2008
- Article: 10
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Is low-nicotine Marlboro snus really snus?
Authors
- Jonathan Foulds
- Helena Furberg
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 27 February 2008
- Article: 9
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The acceptability and feasibility of peer worker support role in community based HCV treatment for injecting drug users
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Josephine Norman
- Nick M Walsh
- Nick Lintzeris
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 February 2008
- Article: 8
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Seeing is believing: an educational outreach activity on disinfection practices
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sarah-Amelie Mercure
- Isabelle Tetu
- Guides de rue working group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 February 2008
- Article: 7
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Mother-infant consultation during drug treatment: Research and innovative clinical practice
Authors
- CF Zachariah Boukydis
- Barry M Lester
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 February 2008
- Article: 6
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Regulating compassion: an overview of Canada's federal medical cannabis policy and practice
Authors
- Philippe G Lucas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 January 2008
- Article: 5
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Years of life lost to prison: racial and gender gradients in the United States of America
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Robert S Hogg
- Eric F Druyts
- Steffanie A Strathdee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 January 2008
- Article: 4
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Amazing grace: Vancouver's supervised injection facility granted six-month lease on life
Authors
- Dan Small
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 24 January 2008
- Article: 3
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A qualitative study of overdose responses among Chicago IDUs
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Susan G Sherman
- Donald S Gann
- Robert Heimer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 January 2008
- Article: 2
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Controlling illegal stimulants: a regulated market model
Authors
- Mark Haden
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 23 January 2008
- Article: 1