A qualitative study of diphenhydramine injection in Kyrgyz prisons and implications for harm reduction

A qualitative study of diphenhydramine injection in Kyrgyz prisons and implications for harm reduction

Abstract Background To reduce opioid dependence and HIV transmission, Kyrgyzstan has introduced methadone maintenance therapy and needle/syringe programs into prisons. Illicit injection of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine branded as Dimedrol®, has been anecdotally reported as a potential challenge...

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Main Authors: Jaimie P. Meyer, Gabriel J. Culbert, Lyuba Azbel, Chethan Bachireddy, Ainura Kurmanalieva, Tim Rhodes, Frederick L. Altice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Antihistamines
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA)
HIV
Injection drug use
Methadone
Prisons
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00435-7

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