The young and newly homeless, if not using drugs already, were likely to be absorbed into a drug-oriented community. lf they were, like many young people, using drugs recreationally, then their involvement was likely to increase. Older, long-term users were using more drugs and using them ...
theSan Francisco Police Departmentarrested 450 individuals who used drugs and who were intoxicated in public. However, this furthers disparities and injustice toward people experiencing homelessness, drives people away from accessing
Giving up on drugs: homeless young people and self-reported problematic drug use. 2006. Giving Up on Drugs: Homeless Young People and Self- Reported Problematic Drug Use. Contemporary Drug Problems, 33: 63-98... KEYS,DEBORAH,MALLETT,... - 《Contemporary Drug Problems》 被引量: 14发表: 200...
, as well as selected mental health problems (including past suicide attempts, current depression, and selected help-seeking variables). Additionally, we examine the prevalence of selected drug and sexual risk, including exposure to a broad range of illegal substances, current use of illegal drugs,...
From July to August 2016, 4 homeless people who injected drugs (PWID) with acute or recent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were reported in Belfast. A multidisciplinary team including public health, homeless and addiction services undertook an investigation to identify risk behaviours and interrupt...
Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, infectious diseases, skin diseases, and osteoarthritis are common illnesses among persons who are homeless. Delivery of high-quality health care to homeless populations often requires an individualized pati
At least 50 percent of America's homeless people have significant current problems with alcohol and other drugs. These problems are important risk factors in the selection of the undomiciled from the larger population of extremely poor people. This paper reviews what is known about homeless people...
This article reviews existing information about homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender (LGBT) youth in New York City. It describes how the frequently heard narrative about them--"kicked out" of familial homes to the streets for being LGBT, heavy involvement with hard drugs and sex ...
Homeless youth in the United States are more likely to drink or use drugs with those who engage in multiple risk behaviors and who occupy influential socia... CONCLUSIONS: Homeless youth in the United States are more likely to drink or use drugs with those who engage in multiple risk ...
Currently homeless participants were more likely to report engaging in exchange sex during the study week, and the items exchanged were significantly different among participants who were currently homeless, including money (39% of exchange sex events), drugs (15% of exchange sex events), a place...