Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected

Original research
par
Parent, Stephanie et al

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

The study objectives are to identify the prevalence and correlates associated with smoking opioids.

Constatations/points à retenir

Factors significantly associated with smoking opioids were: living in a small community, being a woman, age under 30 or 30–39 compared to age ≥ 50, using drugs alone, and owning a take-home naloxone kit. Reported use of methamphetamines within the past 3 days was strongly associated with smoking opioids.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data from the Harm Reduction Client Survey Oct-Dec 2019, n=369

Mots clés

Overdose
Policy/Regulatory
Decriminalization/legalization
Illegal drugs
Small/medium cities
Sex/Gender