"Drug Users" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.
| Descriptor ID |
D055030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.169
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Users- Drug Users
- Drug User
- User, Drug
- Users, Drug
- Drug Abusers
- Abuser, Drug
- Abusers, Drug
- Drug Abuser
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Users" by people in Profiles.
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Zovich B, Freeland C, Moore H, Sapp K, Qureshi A, Holbert R, Zambrano J, Bhangoo D, Cohen C, Hass RW, Jessop A. Dismantling Barriers to Hepatitis B and Delta Screening, Prevention, and Linkage to Care among the PWUD Community in Philadelphia. Viruses. 2024 04 18; 16(4).
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Stewart RE, Cardamone NC, Loscalzo E, French R, Lovelace C, Mowenn WK, Tarhini A, Lalley-Chareczko L, Brady KA, Mandell DS. "There's absolutely no downside to this, I mean, except community opposition:" A qualitative study of the acceptability of vending machines for harm reduction. Harm Reduct J. 2023 02 28; 20(1):25.
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Harris RE, Richardson J, Frasso R, Anderson ED. Perceptions about supervised injection facilities among people who inject drugs in Philadelphia. Int J Drug Policy. 2018 02; 52:56-61.
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Krotulski AJ, Mohr ALA, Papsun DM, Logan BK. Metabolism of novel opioid agonists U-47700 and U-49900 using human liver microsomes with confirmation in authentic urine specimens from drug users. Drug Test Anal. 2018 Jan; 10(1):127-136.
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Ledda C, Cicci? F, Puglisi B, Ramaci T, Nunnari G, Rapisarda V. Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 03 09; 14(3).
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Remy L, Narvaez J, Sordi A, Guimar?es LS, Von Diemen L, Surratt H, Kurtz S, Pechansky F. Correlates of unprotected sex in a sample of young club drug users. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013 Nov; 68(11):1384-91.
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Assifi MM, Bagameri G, Dimuzio PJ, Eisenberg JA. Management of infected caval filter with simultaneous aortic pseudoaneurysm and retroperitoneal perforation: a case report and literature review. Vascular. 2012 Aug; 20(4):225-8.
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Vigna-Taglianti FD, Mathis F, Diecidue R, Burroni P, Iannaccone A, Lampis F, Zuccaro P, Pacifici R, Versino E, Davoli M, Faggiano F. A follow-up study of heroin addicts (VEdeTTE2): study design and protocol. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2007 Mar 15; 2:9.