Factors associated with non-fatal overdose in people who inject drugs in Colombia
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Objective: to analyze the sociodemographic factors, injecting behaviors, and behaviors associated with non-fatal overdose in people who inject drugs in Colombia. Methods: cross-sectional analytical study of 1123 people who inject drugs in five cities in Colombia. The people were between the ages of 18 and 59. As a dependent variable, the presence or not of an overdose was considered. They were investigated for demographic variables and risk behaviors associated with overdose. Results: of the people who overdosed, 85,8% were men. 62,3% had secondary school studies. 61,7% are of low socioeconomic status. Factors such as selling drugs, dividing the mix, and being present when someone overdosed were characteristics that were associated with having overdosed. Conclusions: injection practices and behaviors are associated with having overdosed. Public health actions aimed at modifying some injection practices can contribute to reducing overdose and the sequences it generates.
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