Characterizing non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in India: prevalence and risk factor analysis, 2022-2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-fatal overdose strongly predicts future fatal overdose, yet limited prior work describes the burden among people who inject drugs (PWID) in India. We estimated prevalence and identified correlates of non-fatal overdose among PWID from India.

Methods

We conducted respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys among PWID across 6 Indian cities (n∼750/site; Amritsar, Bilaspur, Churchandpur, Delhi, Kanpur, and Ludhiana) during 2022-2024. Prevalence of non-fatal overdose in the prior 6 months and non-mutually exclusive events following the overdose were estimated using RDS-weighted descriptive statistics. Correlates (i.e., sociodemographics, HIV and hepatitis C status, substance use in the prior 6 months, and psychosocial symptoms) were assessed using multilevel logistic

SUBMITTER: Gunaratne MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667223 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature