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Transitions between routes of benzodiazepine administration among heroin users in Sydney.
- Source :
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Addiction (Abingdon, England) [Addiction] 1997 Jun; Vol. 92 (6), pp. 697-705. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- A sample of 312 heroin users were interviewed regarding their benzodiazepine use. The majority (94%) had used benzodiazepines, 72% in the 6 months prior to interview. Benzodiazepine injecting was common, with 28% of the sample having injected these drugs, 13% in the 6 months preceding interview. Current benzodiazepine injectors showed greater polydrug use, injection-related HIV risk-taking behaviour, criminal involvement, psychological distress and injection-related health problems, as well as poorer general health, and an increased risk of having overdosed, than other users of benzodiazepines. Of those subjects who had injected benzodiazepines, 55% were no longer current benzodiazepine injectors. Concern for general health emerged as the most common reason for having made a transition away from injecting, and for being likely to make such a transition.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0965-2140
- Volume :
- 92
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addiction (Abingdon, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9246797