Differences in heroin overdose risk associated with the unregulated drug market: Insights from a supervised injecting facility in Melbourne, Australia
Among heroin users in Melbourne, Australia, there is an approximately 10-times difference in the risk of overdose on some days compared with others, which appears to be attributable to the effects of the unregulated drug market and not the effects of variation in personal overdose risk of individuals.
Authors
- Jennifer Schumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8870-6272)
- John Furler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0339-5848)
- Sarah Hiley
- Nathan C. Stam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0176-1237)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Richmond Hospital (CA)
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16706
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63