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Health risk and health seeking behaviours among people who inject performance and image enhancing drugs who access needle syringe programs in Australia.

Katinka van de VenLisa MaherHandan WandSonja MemedovicEva JacksonJenny Iversen
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2018)
This study identified significant differences in demographic characteristics, risk and health seeking behaviour among PIED users who did and did not also use psychoactive substances. There is a need to enhance and tailor harm reduction efforts and to build the capacity of NSP staff to better meet the needs of this diverse group.
Keyphrases
  • drug induced
  • health risk
  • mental health
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • drinking water
  • health information
  • heavy metals
  • health promotion
  • ultrasound guided
  • human health
  • risk assessment
  • social media