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  • Epidemiology

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  • Alcohol use poses significant health risks, yet its role in people who inject drugs (PWID) is understudied.
  • Risk behaviors among PWID commonly focus on illicit drug use, overlooking alcohol's impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate associations between hazardous alcohol use and drug/sexual risk behaviors, and experiences of violence in PWID.
  • To identify factors associated with hazardous alcohol consumption in a prospective cohort of PWID.

Main Methods:

  • Observational data from a prospective cohort of HIV-negative PWID in Vancouver, Canada.
  • Used U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism criteria for hazardous alcohol use.
  • Multivariable generalized estimating equations (GEE) analyzed factors associated with hazardous alcohol use.

Main Results:

  • 16.7% of 1,114 PWID reported hazardous alcohol use.
  • Hazardous alcohol use was associated with multiple sex partners, STIs, violence, and incarceration.
  • Caucasian ethnicity, daily heroin injection, and addiction treatment were negatively associated with hazardous alcohol use.

Conclusions:

  • A significant proportion of PWID engage in hazardous alcohol use.
  • Hazardous alcohol use is linked to sexual risk behaviors and violence, but not drug-related risks.
  • Screening and evidence-based alcohol interventions should be integrated into PWID treatment.