The relationship between injection status, cocaine use, overdose, and drug-related behaviors among people who use opioids
Nearly one-fifth of people who use opioids reported both injection drug use and high-frequency cocaine use, and greater frequency of cocaine use was associated with higher overdose risk. Targeted interventions addressing polysubstance use patterns, social networks, and environmental factors are urgently needed to reduce harm among this high-risk population.
Authors
- Carl A. Latkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-2116)
- Kazuo Suga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9222-0933)
- Oluwaseun O Falade-Nwulia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-2295)
- Lauren Dayton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-3670)
- Melissa Davey‐Rothwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-9297)
- Grace Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9560-3805)
- Haley Bonneau
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2025.100398
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00