Assessing Non-Injecting Heroin Use in Birmingham, UK: A Comparison of Characteristics and Reasons for Non-Injecting in Samples of Never-Injected and Formerly-Injecting Heroin Users in Contact With Adult Drug Treatment

AC Smith; D Best; Edward Day

Assessing Non-Injecting Heroin Use in Birmingham, UK: A Comparison of Characteristics and Reasons for Non-Injecting in Samples of Never-Injected and Formerly-Injecting Heroin Users in Contact With Adult Drug Treatment

AC Smith, D Best, Edward Day

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Abstract

Aims: To explore reasons why individuals who prefer to use heroin by routes other than injection have abstained from injecting despite entrenched heroin use. Methods: A cross-sectional interview using structured and semi-structured questions was carried out with 40 non-injecting heroin users (20 former injectors and 20 who had never injected) recruited at two Community Drug Team sites in Birmingham, UK. Results: The most endorsed reason for non-injection was worry about appearance. Additional reasons included identity issues and stigmatized status of injecting. 'Never injectors' were younger (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	477-493
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Drug Issues
Volume	39
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2009

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Assessing Non-Injecting Heroin Use in Birmingham, UK: A Comparison of Characteristics and Reasons for Non-Injecting in Samples of Never-Injected and Formerly-Injecting Heroin Users in Contact With Adult Drug Treatment. / Smith, AC; Best, D; Day, Edward.
In: Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 39, No. 3, 01.07.2009, p. 477-493.

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