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Comparing injecting and non-injecting illicit opioid users in a multi-site Canadian sample (OPICAN cohort)

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2006
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Fischer, B., Manzoni, P., & Rehm, J. (2006). Comparing injecting and non-injecting illicit opioid users in a multi-site Canadian sample (OPICAN cohort). European Addiction Research, 12(4), 230–239. https://doi.org/10.1159/000094425

Abstract

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Illicit opioid use in Canada and elsewhere increasingly involves a variety of opioids and non-injection routes of administration. Injection and non-injection opioid users tend to differ in various key characteristics. From a public health perspective, non-injection routes of opioid use tend to be less harmful due to lesser morbidity and mortality risks. Our study compared current injectors (80%) and non-injectors (20%) in a multi-site sample of regular illicit opioid users from across Canada ('OPICAN' study). In bivariate analysis, in

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  • Fischer, B
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  • Manzoni, P
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  • Rehm, Jürgen
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12

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4

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230

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239

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opioid

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English

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2006

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2014-05-20

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1022-6877

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Green

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253 since deposited on 2014-05-20
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221 since deposited on 2014-05-20
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Fischer, B., Manzoni, P., & Rehm, J. (2006). Comparing injecting and non-injecting illicit opioid users in a multi-site Canadian sample (OPICAN cohort). European Addiction Research, 12(4), 230–239. https://doi.org/10.1159/000094425

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