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| Title |
SMOKE IT! Promoting a change of opiate consumption pattern - from injecting to inhaling
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-11-18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Heino Johann Stöver, Dirk Schäffer |
| Abstract |
Intravenous drug use has been predominantly practised since illegal heroin use became known in Germany in the early 1970s. The available data suggest that the risk of accidental overdose when smoking heroin is substantially reduced compared to injecting a substance of unknown purity and quality. Moreover, the risk of transmitting HIV, Hepatitis B or C via blood contact is considerably reduced when smoking heroin rather than when injecting it intravenously. In spite of the significant strain on the lungs and the respiratory tract caused by smoking, it can be concluded that inhalative use - measured by the indicators 'overdose' and 'viral infections' is considerably less dangerous than intravenous use. Despite these harm-reducing effects of inhalative use, there is only very limited scientific survey on this subject. The project 'SMOKE IT!' studied to what extent a change of the consumption method can be supported by making new equipment for drug use available. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 26 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 15% |
| Canada | 3 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Djibouti | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 15 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 73% |
| Scientists | 4 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 12% |
| Psychology | 6 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 36 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 47. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 April 2024.
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#152
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