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Intravenous fentanyl use among people who inject drugs in Australia.

Louise GeddesJenny IversenSonja MemedovicLisa Maher
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2018)
Fentanyl injectors in Australia are significantly more likely to identify as Indigenous, report frequent injection, inject in public and experience overdose. Increased access to harm reduction interventions, including naloxone distribution, wheel filters and supervised injection facilities, are likely to benefit this population.
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