Characterizing the Use of Healthcare Access Supports Among People Who Use Drugs in Vancouver, Canada, 2017 to 2020: A Cohort Study.
Kanna Hayashi PhDGabrielle RabuZishan CuiSukhpreet KlaireFahmida HomayraMichael-John MilloyBohdan NosykPublished in: Substance use & addiction journal (2024)
Utilization of healthcare access supports was relatively low in this sample. However, formal supports appeared to have reached PWUD exhibiting more comorbidities and experiencing discrimination in healthcare. Further efforts to make formal supports more available would benefit PWUD with unmet healthcare needs, particularly men.