Changes in injecting versus smoking heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California, 2020 to 2023.

William H EgerDaniela AbramovitzAngela Robertson BazziAnnick BórquezCarlos F VeraAlicia Harvey Vera Joseph R Friedman Steffanie A Strathdee

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)

Opioid and methamphetamine injection declined precipitously, with notable increases in smoking these drugs. Research is urgently needed to understand the health consequences of these trends.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
public health
healthcare
chronic pain
pain management
mental health
risk assessment