Fentanyl-contaminated drugs and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD

Fentanyl-contaminated drugs and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD

Abstract Background The opioid crisis remains a major public health issue in the US and beyond. Despite rapid rises in fentanyl-related mortality nationally, little is known about the role of fentanyl in the occurrence of non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs. We examined the prevalence of n...

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Main Authors: Ju Nyeong Park, Brian W. Weir, Sean T. Allen, Patrick Chaulk, Susan G. Sherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Opioids
Heroin
Overdose
Substance use
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0240-z

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