Drug dealing and drug using behaviors among people who inject drugs in Colombia: A cross-sectional study.

Dedsy Berbesi-FernándezDedsy Berbesi-FernandezPedro Mateu-GelabertÁngela M Segura-CardonaLiliana P Montoya-Vélez

Published in: Journal of substance use (2017)

Involvement of Colombian PWID in drug dealing was higher than previously reported, and drug-dealing PWID presented sociodemographic vulnerabilities and risky injection practices. Addressing these findings may lead to effective policy design and implementation, decreased drug-dealing involvement, harm reduction, and consumption prevention.

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healthcare
primary care
adverse drug
drug induced
public health
mental health