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Examining The Effect Of A Hypothetical Safe Injection Facility On Hiv And Hcv Transmission Rates In Kent County, Michigan, Trevor Ditmar
Examining The Effect Of A Hypothetical Safe Injection Facility On Hiv And Hcv Transmission Rates In Kent County, Michigan, Trevor Ditmar
McNair Scholars Manuscripts
Previous literature has established that increases in prescription opioid misuse has resulted in similar increases in injection drug use (IDU), collectively referred to as the “opioid epidemic” in the US. Due to this surge in IDU, incidence of Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are on the rise in many regions. Research conducted in Canada and elsewhere has supported the use of Safe Injection Facilities (SIFs) and Needle Syringe Programs (NSPs) to mollify disease incidence, but only NSPs are operating in the US despite SIFs having been in use in Canada for several decades. As little research has …
Diet And Addiction: Interview With A Former Food, Pornography, And Alcohol Addict, Tro Kalayjian, Brian Lenzkes
Diet And Addiction: Interview With A Former Food, Pornography, And Alcohol Addict, Tro Kalayjian, Brian Lenzkes
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
Drs. Tro Kalayjian (Tapan, New York) and Brian Lenzkes (Santee, California) talk to Matt about his struggles with food, pornography, and alcohol addiction, and how changing his diet contributed to his recovery from his addictions. This report is excerpted from the audio podcast LowCarbMD, Episode 13 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/low-carb-md-podcast/ ), January 30, 2019). This podcast has filled us with immense hope for those struggling with addiction.