The characteristics of people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom: changes in age, duration, and incidence of injecting, 1980–2019, using evidence from repeated cross‐sectional surveys.

Background and aims: Mortality and drug treatment data suggest that the median age of people who inject drugs is increasing. We aimed to describe changes in the characteristics of people injecting drugs in the United Kingdom (UK). Design: Repeat cross‐sectional surveys and modelling. Setting: Low‐th...

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Published in:	Addiction Vol. 117; no. 9; pp. 2471 - 2481
Main Authors:	Lewer, Dan, Croxford, Sara, Desai, Monica, Emanuel, Eva, Hope, Vivian D., McAuley, Andrew, Phipps, Emily, Tweed, Emily J.
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2022
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