2002
HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Riley E, Wu A, Junge B, Marx M, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2002, 28: 497-511. PMID: 12211362, DOI: 10.1081/ada-120006738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsDrug treatment utilizationDrug treatmentNEP visitsPrimary careHealth insuranceTreatment utilizationHealth careDrug usersHealth service utilization dataPrimary care utilizationHealth service utilizationAfrican American raceInjection drug usersBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramHealth Insurance ServicePrimary health careService utilization dataHealth care systemNEP sitesMedian ageCare utilizationOdds ratioService utilizationStudy staff
1999
Pre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison
van Ameijden E, Krol A, Vlahov D, Flynn C, van Haastrecht H, Coutinho R. Pre-AIDS Mortality and Morbidity among Injection Drug Users in Amsterdam and Baltimore: An Ecological Comparison. Substance Use & Misuse 1999, 34: 845-865. PMID: 10227114, DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetaminesBaltimoreCause of DeathCocaineCohort StudiesComorbidityCost ControlCross-Cultural ComparisonDrug OverdoseEthanolFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeroinHIV SeropositivityHospitalizationHumansMaleMethadoneNetherlandsRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSuicideSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsDrug usersHigh-dose methadone maintenanceIncidence of hospitalizationSuicide mortalityEmergency room visitsInjection drug usersDifferent health care systemsHealth care systemHIV seropositivityRoom visitsHospital visitsMethadone maintenancePrimary careRecent injectingRisk factorsAIDS mortalityLower mortalityPolydrug useMortalityCare systemSocietal costsMorbidityVisitsHospitalizationBaltimore