Use of clinic- and community-based overdose prevention services by sex workers who use drugs: findings from a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2017-2024).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex workers who use drugs are disproportionately impacted by the current overdose crisis and face many structural barriers to health and harm reduction services. Delivered in either community (e.g., embedded in supportive housing) or clinic (e.g., hospitals) settings, overdose prevention services are crucial harm reduction interventions. Gaining insight into which services sex workers use, and whether sex worker-specific programs impact this use, is key to identifying targeted prevention strategies and enhancing the continuum of overdose care for this population.

Methods

Data were derived from An Evaluation of Sex workers' Health Access (AESHA), a prospective, community-based cohort of women (trans-inclusive) sex workers in Vancouver, Canada (March 2017-March 2024

SUBMITTER: Moreheart S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918628 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature