"I Know It Is Going to Ruin Their Life:" Fortune-Telling, Agency, and Harm Reduction in Narratives Concerning Injection Initiation Assistance.
Noelle P WeickerSara WhaleyGlenna UrquhartJu Nyeong ParkSusan G ShermanJill OwczarzakPublished in: Substance use & misuse (2021)
These findings highlight opportunities for interventions targeting injection initiation events and support the implementation of safer injection training in interventions. This identity of the 'responsible drug user' could be leveraged to support employing peers to help mitigate harm among inexperienced PWID either through peer outreach or formal venues, such as overdose prevention sites.