The Cedar Project: risk factors for transition to injection drug use among young, urban Aboriginal people

Abstract

"This study documents an unacceptable number of young, at-risk Aboriginal people transitioning to injection drug use every year; however, there are no prevention programs tailored specifically to this population. Support for communitybased programs that address the potential for drug dependence within the context of sexual trauma should be prioritized to respond to the dual epidemics of injection drug use and bloodborne infection among Aboriginal people."