Elise Roy

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Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Patterns of cocaine and opioid co-use and polyroutes of administration among street-based cocaine users in Montréal, Canada
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Addiction Research and Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J4K 0A8
    Int J Drug Policy 24:142-9. 2013
  2. ncbi Injection of drug residue as a potential risk factor for HCV acquisition among Montréal young injection drug users
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Programme d études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 126:246-50. 2012
  3. ncbi Drug use patterns in the presence of crack in downtown Montréal
    Elise Roy
    University of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Addiction Research Study Program, Longueuil, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Rev 31:72-80. 2012
  4. ncbi Hepatitis C meanings and preventive strategies among street-involved young injection drug users in Montréal
    Elise Roy
    Service de Toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Int J Drug Policy 18:397-405. 2007
  5. ncbi Hepatitis C virus incidence among young street-involved IDUs in relation to injection experience
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Service de Toxicomanie, 1111 St Charles Street West, West Tower, Room 500, Longueuil, Quebec J4K 5G4, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 102:158-61. 2009
  6. ncbi High hepatitis C virus prevalence and incidence among Canadian intravenous drug users
    E Roy
    Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Int J STD AIDS 18:23-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Trends in injection drug use behaviors over 10 years among street youth
    Elise Roy
    Programmes d études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, 1111 rue Saint Charles West, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 89:170-5. 2007
  8. ncbi The challenge of understanding mortality changes among street youth
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, 1111 St Charles Street West, Longueuil, QC, Canada
    J Urban Health 87:95-101. 2010
  9. ncbi Initiation to drug injection among street youth: a gender-based analysis
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Québec J4K0A8, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 114:49-54. 2011
  10. ncbi The growing popularity of prescription opioid injection in downtown Montréal: new challenges for harm reduction
    Elise Roy
    Faculté de Médicine et des Sciences de la Santé, Universite de Sherbrooke, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Subst Use Misuse 46:1142-50. 2011

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  1. ncbi Patterns of cocaine and opioid co-use and polyroutes of administration among street-based cocaine users in Montréal, Canada
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Addiction Research and Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J4K 0A8
    Int J Drug Policy 24:142-9. 2013
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  2. ncbi Injection of drug residue as a potential risk factor for HCV acquisition among Montréal young injection drug users
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Programme d études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 126:246-50. 2012
    ..Little is known about the specific practice of injecting someone else's drug residue as a possible route of HCV transmission...
  3. ncbi Drug use patterns in the presence of crack in downtown Montréal
    Elise Roy
    University of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Addiction Research Study Program, Longueuil, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Rev 31:72-80. 2012
    ..A study was undertaken to verify reports of an increasing presence of crack in downtown Montréal, and to investigate the influence of crack availability on current drug use patterns among street-based cocaine users...
  4. ncbi Hepatitis C meanings and preventive strategies among street-involved young injection drug users in Montréal
    Elise Roy
    Service de Toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Int J Drug Policy 18:397-405. 2007
    ..To examine what hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection means to street-involved young IDUs (SYIDUs) and how this impacts on their health behaviours, based on social contexts in which they live...
  5. ncbi Hepatitis C virus incidence among young street-involved IDUs in relation to injection experience
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Service de Toxicomanie, 1111 St Charles Street West, West Tower, Room 500, Longueuil, Quebec J4K 5G4, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 102:158-61. 2009
    ..Using a time scale starting at first injection, we studied the period of HCV susceptibility after initiation into drug injection among street-involved IDUs...
  6. ncbi High hepatitis C virus prevalence and incidence among Canadian intravenous drug users
    E Roy
    Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Int J STD AIDS 18:23-7. 2007
    ..The HCV epidemic severely affects IDUs in this area. Actions to prevent HCV transmission, such as distribution of sterile injection equipment, have to be reinforced. Special efforts have to be targeted towards starting IDUs...
  7. ncbi Trends in injection drug use behaviors over 10 years among street youth
    Elise Roy
    Programmes d études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, 1111 rue Saint Charles West, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 89:170-5. 2007
    ..To determine the temporal trends of initiation into injection drug use, current injection, and recent receptive sharing of injection paraphernalia among street youth...
  8. ncbi The challenge of understanding mortality changes among street youth
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, 1111 St Charles Street West, Longueuil, QC, Canada
    J Urban Health 87:95-101. 2010
    ..Setting up a system to monitor the drug market could improve the quality of information collected...
  9. ncbi Initiation to drug injection among street youth: a gender-based analysis
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Québec J4K0A8, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 114:49-54. 2011
    ..To estimate the incidence rate of initiation into drug injection and to identify predictors of initiation into drug injection separately among street girls and boys...
  10. ncbi The growing popularity of prescription opioid injection in downtown Montréal: new challenges for harm reduction
    Elise Roy
    Faculté de Médicine et des Sciences de la Santé, Universite de Sherbrooke, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Subst Use Misuse 46:1142-50. 2011
    ..More research is needed to examine the role of illicit PO use in the development of opiate addiction and to better understand drug-using contexts that put PO users at risk of infections. The study's limitations are noted...
  11. ncbi Residential trajectory and HIV high-risk behaviors among Montréal street youth--a reciprocal relationship
    Elise Roy
    Direction de sante publique, Montreal, Canada
    J Urban Health 88:767-78. 2011
    ..This calls for more integrated services combining both individual and structural-level interventions to improve the health of street youth...
  12. ncbi Temporal changes in risk factors associated with HIV seroconversion among injection drug users in eastern central Canada
    Elise Roy
    Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Canada
    AIDS 25:1897-903. 2011
    ..To investigate temporal trends in HIV incidence rates and to assess changes over time in associated risk factors...
  13. ncbi Modeling initiation into drug injection among street youth
    Elise Roy
    Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Service de Toxicomanie, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    J Drug Educ 41:119-34. 2011
    ..Preventive strategies targeting street youth should both enhance youth's control beliefs and actual control over their substance use and improve their life conditions...
  14. ncbi Transition to injection drug use among street youth--a qualitative analysis
    Elise Roy
    Programmes d études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Faculte de Medecine et des Sciences de la Sante, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
    Drug Alcohol Depend 94:19-29. 2008
    ..To examine social contexts and processes influencing transition to drug injection among street youth...
  15. ncbi Drug injection among street youths in Montreal: predictors of initiation
    Elise Roy
    Montreal Regional Public Health Department, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Urban Health 80:92-105. 2003
    ..This study showed that injection drug use is frequent among street youths, but prevention appears possible...
  16. ncbi Low perceived benefits and self-efficacy are associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection-related risk among injection drug users
    Joseph Cox
    McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 66:211-20. 2008
    ..Interventions should aim to heighten awareness of the benefits of risk reduction and provide IDUs with the skills necessary to negotiate safer injecting with their peers...
  17. ncbi Access to sterile injecting equipment is more important than awareness of HCV status for injection risk behaviors among drug users
    Joseph Cox
    Direction de sante publique, Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
    Subst Use Misuse 44:548-68. 2009
    ..Improved access to sterile injecting equipment may be more important than knowledge of HCV status in reducing injection risks among this IDU population. The study limitations are noted and recommendations discussed...
  18. ncbi Minimal uptake of sterile drug preparation equipment in a predominantly cocaine injecting population: implications for HIV and hepatitis C prevention
    Carole Morissette
    Montreal Public Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, 1301 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, H2L 1M3, Canada
    Int J Drug Policy 18:204-12. 2007
    ..To identify factors associated with using sterile drug injection equipment by injection drug users (IDUs)...
  19. ncbi HIV incidence among street youth in Montreal, Canada
    Elise Roy
    , Montreal, , Canada
    AIDS 17:1071-5. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Among Montreal street youth, injection drug use was the strongest predictor of HIV seroconversion. Prevention of initiation into injection drug use must become a public health priority...
  20. ncbi Mortality in a cohort of street youth in Montreal
    Elise Roy
    Direction de santé publique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
    JAMA 292:569-74. 2004
    ..However, data on mortality among these youth are sparse...
  21. ncbi Predictors of crack cocaine initiation among Montréal street youth: a first look at the phenomenon
    Camille Paquette
    Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J4K 5G4
    Drug Alcohol Depend 110:85-91. 2010
    ..However, initiation risk factors among street youth are unknown. The goal of this project is to estimate the incidence of first crack cocaine use among these youth and to identify the associated risk factors...
  22. ncbi Drug injection among street youth: the first time
    Elise Roy
    Montreal Regional Public Health Department, Quebec, Canada
    Addiction 97:1003-9. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Most street youth used clean needles at first injection, but use of other clean injection materials was less frequent. Factors other than dependence appear to play a significant role in initiation into injection...
  23. ncbi Cessation of injecting drug use among street-based youth
    Colin Steensma
    Montreal Regional Public Health Department, 1301 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, , Canada
    J Urban Health 82:622-37. 2005
    ..Intensity of drug use and factors which may help to stabilize the social environment of the young IDU may also influence the ability to stop injecting...
  24. ncbi The health of street youth: a Canadian perspective
    Jean Francois Boivin
    Regional Public Health Department, Infectious Diseases Unit, Montreal, QC
    Can J Public Health 96:432-7. 2005
    ..To review epidemiologic studies of the health of street youth in industrialized countries, with a special focus on Canadian youth...
  25. ncbi HIV risk profile and prostitution among female street youths
    Amy E Weber
    Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    J Urban Health 79:525-35. 2002
    ..Unique intervention strategies are necessary for reducing HIV infection among female street youths involved in prostitution...
  26. ncbi The rising prevalence of prescription opioid injection and its association with hepatitis C incidence among street-drug users
    Julie Bruneau
    Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l Universite de Montreal, 264 Rene Levesque Est, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Addiction 107:1318-27. 2012
    ..To examine trends in prescription opioid (PO) injection and to assess its association with hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconversion among injection drug users (IDUs)...
  27. ncbi Seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis A among Montreal street youth
    Elise Roy
    Montreal Regional Public Health Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC
    Can J Public Health 93:52-3. 2002
    ..To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies among Montreal street youth...
  28. ncbi Predictors of initiation into prostitution among female street youths
    Amy E Weber
    Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Canada
    J Urban Health 81:584-95. 2004
    ..9, 95% CI 0.9-4.2), and injection drug use (AHR 0.8, 95% CI 0.3-2.4). The incidence of prostitution in female street youths was elevated. Having a female sex partner was a strong predictor of initiating involvement in prostitution...
  29. ncbi Female street youth and prostitution
    Amy E Weber
    Focus 17:5-6. 2002