{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12"],"submitter":["Anastario M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Injecting methamphetamine poses significant health risks, but little is known about how methamphetamine injectors filter their injection preparations and experience related health concerns.<h4>Methods</h4>A chain-referral sample of Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine (<i>n</i> = 30) was recruited and semistructured interviews were conducted to collect information on filtration practices and health concerns.<h4>Results</h4>Filtration of the injection preparation was described by 53% of injectors. Elevated levels of concern for kidney disease, cancer and heart disease were observed among those who filtered their preparations (ranging from 50 to 56.3%). Concern about liver disease was the most frequent concern among those who filtered their preparations (62.5%) a"],"journal":["Frontiers in public health"],"pagination":["1390210"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11201683"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Injection preparation filtration and health concerns among indigenous people who inject methamphetamine."],"pmcid":["PMC11201683"],"pubmed_authors":["Barber J","Firemoon P","Williamson O","Anastario M","Roberts EFS","Suarez A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Injection preparation filtration and health concerns among indigenous people who inject methamphetamine.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Injecting methamphetamine poses significant health risks, but little is known about how methamphetamine injectors filter their injection preparations and experience related health concerns.<h4>Methods</h4>A chain-referral sample of Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine (<i>n</i> = 30) was recruited and semistructured interviews were conducted to collect information on filtration practices and health concerns.<h4>Results</h4>Filtration of the injection preparation was described by 53% of injectors. Elevated levels of concern for kidney disease, cancer and heart disease were observed among those who filtered their preparations (ranging from 50 to 56.3%). Concern about liver disease was the most frequent concern among those who filtered their preparations (62.5%) a","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-26T22:38:04.192Z","creation":"2025-04-06T17:16:13.829Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11201683","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38932776"],"doi":["10.3389/fpubh.2024.1390210"]}}