Using an outreach service to meet the needs of users of intravenous drugs with leg ulceration.
Leg ulceration is an often unrecognised problem associated with intravenous drug use. This article describes why ulceration occurs and how an outreach team developed skills to reach users of i.v. drugs and manage these complex wounds.
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Timothy
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Harm Reduction Team, Substance Misuse Service, Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009732:Nursing Care; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing