This study, published by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), introduces a novel multi-dimensional measure of housing instability to assess its association with overdose risk among young people who inject drugs (PWID) in Chicago. The findings demonstrate a significant positive relationship between housing instability and lifetime overdose count, underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach to addressing housing-related issues in interventions for PWID.
Kristensen, K., Williams, L. D., Kaplan, C., Pineros, J., Lee, E., Kaufmann, M., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E., & Boodram, B. (2023). A Novel Index Measure of Housing-related Risk as a Predictor of Overdose among Young People Who Inject Drugs and Injection Networks. Research square, rs.3.rs-3083889. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3083889/v1