@article {983, title = {Social and structural aspects of the overdose risk environment in St. Petersburg, Russia.}, journal = {The International journal on drug policy}, volume = {20}, year = {2009}, month = {2009 May}, pages = {270-6}, abstract = {While overdose is a common cause of mortality among opioid injectors worldwide, little information exists on opioid overdoses or how context may influence overdose risk in Russia. This study sought to uncover social and structural aspects contributing to fatal overdose risk in St. Petersburg and assess prevention intervention feasibility.}, keywords = {Adult, Attitude to Health, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Data Collection, Emergency Medical Services, Female, Harm Reduction, Humans, Male, Naloxone, Narcotic Antagonists, Opioid-Related Disorders, Overdose, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Russia, Social Environment, Substance Abuse, Intravenous}, issn = {1873-4758}, author = {Green, Traci C and Grau, Lauretta E and Blinnikova, Ksenia N and Torban, Mikhail and Krupitsky, Evgeny and Ilyuk, Ruslan and Kozlov, Andrei and Heimer, Robert} }