 Drug Users
"Drug Users" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.
| Descriptor ID |
D055030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.169
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Users- Drug Users
- Drug User
- User, Drug
- Users, Drug
- Drug Abusers
- Abuser, Drug
- Abusers, Drug
- Drug Abuser
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Users" by people in Profiles.
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Rowan SE, Wyles DL. Don't Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today: Hospital Admissions as an Opportunity to Treat Hepatitis C. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 03 20; 78(3):591-593.
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Koban L, Wager TD, Kober H. A neuromarker for drug and food craving distinguishes drug users from non-users. Nat Neurosci. 2023 02; 26(2):316-325.
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Bradley H, Austin C, Allen ST, Asher A, Bartholomew TS, Board A, Borquez A, Buchacz K, Carter A, Cooper HLF, Feinberg J, Furukawa N, Genberg B, Gorbach PM, Hagan H, Huriaux E, Hurley H, Luisi N, Martin NK, Rosenberg ES, Strathdee SA, Jarlais DCD. A stakeholder-driven framework for measuring potential change in the health risks of people who inject drugs (PWID) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Dec; 110:103889.
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Wheeler A, Valerio H, Cunningham EB, Martinello M, Barocas JA, Colledge-Frisby S, Treloar C, Amin J, Henderson C, Read P, Matthews GV, Dunlop AJ, Gorton C, Hayllar J, Alavi M, Murray C, Marks P, Silk D, Degenhardt L, Dore GJ, Grebely J. Prevalence and factors associated with hospitalisation for bacterial skin infections among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 08 01; 237:109543.
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Dias JP, Piggott DA, Sun J, Wehbeh L, Garza J, Abraham A, Astemborski J, Moseley KF, Basaria S, Varadhan R, Brown TT. SHBG, Bone Mineral Density, and Physical Function Among Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV and HCV. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 06 16; 107(7):e2971-e2981.
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Barocas JA, Morgan JR, Wang J, McLoone D, Wurcel A, Stein MD. Outcomes Associated With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Persons Hospitalized for Infective Endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 02 01; 72(3):472-478.
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Krsak M, Montague BT, Trowbridge P, Johnson SC, Binswanger IA. Opioid Use and Chronic Infections: The Value of Addressing the Syndemic in Correctional Settings Via Telemedicine Guidance and Broader Use of Long-Acting Medications. J Infect Dis. 2020 09 02; 222(Suppl 5):S486-S493.
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Wesner CA, Zhang W, Melstad S, Ruen E, Deffenbaugh C, Gu W, Clayton JL. Assessing County-Level Vulnerability for Opioid Overdose and Rapid Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Infection in South Dakota. J Infect Dis. 2020 09 02; 222(Suppl 5):S312-S321.
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Schimmel J, Amioka E, Rockhill K, Haynes CM, Black JC, Dart RC, Iwanicki JL. Prevalence and description of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) use in the United States: a cross-sectional study. Addiction. 2021 01; 116(1):176-181.
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McMahan VM, Moreno C, Al-Tayyib A, Menza TW, Orellana ER, Bhattarai A, Stekler JD, Glick SN. Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Use Among Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men and Use Methamphetamine in 3 Western US Cities. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 04; 47(4):217-223.
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