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Injecting-related health harms and overuse of acidifiers among people who inject heroin and crack cocaine in London: a mixed-methods study

BACKGROUND: Venous access is a priority for people who inject drugs (PWID). Damage and scarring of peripheral veins can exacerbate health harms, such as skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), and promote transitions to femoral and subcutaneous injecting. Brown heroin available in Europe requires ac...

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Autores principales: Harris, Magdalena, Scott, Jenny, Wright, Talen, Brathwaite, Rachel, Ciccarone, Daniel, Hope, Vivian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31722732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0330-6