Patients entering treatment for opioid use disorder reported a high burden of infectious diseases. A number of easily-modifiable high risk behaviors for developing injection-related infections were identified. Efforts are needed to disseminate targeted harm reduction education to PWID on how to reduce their risks for injection-related infections.
Keyphrases
- infectious diseases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- ultrasound guided
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- cancer therapy
- combination therapy
- climate change
- drug delivery
- drug induced
- replacement therapy
- high resolution
- human health
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- solid phase extraction