Negative experiences of pain and withdrawal create barriers to abscess care for people who inject heroin. A mixed methods analysis

In the United States, the number of people who inject heroin (PWIH) has been increasing over the past decade (National Survey of Drug Use and Health, 2016). Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are a common and potentially life-threatening condition associated with injection drug use (Binswanger et al., 2000; Ciccarone et al., 2016; Summers et al., 2017). SSTIs also pose a substantial burden on health systems and are often the most expensive cause of hospitalization among PWID (Stein and Sobota, 2001; Takahashi et al., 2010; Tookes et al., 2015).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - July 19, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Phillip J. Summers, Julia L. Hellman, Madison R. MacLean, Vaughan W. Rees, Michael S. Wilkes Tags: Full length article Source Type: research