Binge Drug Injection in a Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs in Montreal: Characterizing the Substances and Social Contexts Involved
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Published:2023-12-04
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ISSN:1557-1874
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Container-title:International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Int J Ment Health Addiction
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Minoyan Nanor, Høj Stine Bordier, Jutras-Aswad Didier, Larney Sarah, Martel-Laferrière Valérie, Sylvestre Marie-Pierre, Bruneau JulieORCID
Abstract
AbstractWe describe binge drug injection in a longitudinal cohort study of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Montreal, Canada (eligibility: age ≥ 18, past-6-month injection drug use; follow-up: 3-monthly interviews). Bingeing was defined as injecting large quantities of drugs over a limited period, until participants ran out or were unable to continue, in the past 3 months. We recorded substances and circumstances typically involved in binge episodes. Eight hundred five participants (82% male, median age 41) provided 8158 observations (2011–2020). Thirty-six per cent reported bingeing throughout follow-up. Binges involved a diverse range of substances and social contexts. Cocaine was involved in a majority of recent binges (73% of visits). Injection of multiple drug classes (24% of visits) and use of non-injection drugs (63% of visits) were common, as were opioid injection (42%) and injecting alone (41%). Binge drug use may thus be an important yet overlooked trigger of overdose and other harms among PWID. This understudied high-risk behavior warrants further research and public health attention.
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Psychiatry and Mental health
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