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József Rácz
Researcher at Eötvös Loránd University
Publications - 66
Citations - 587
József Rácz is an academic researcher from Eötvös Loránd University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Interpretative phenomenological analysis. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 60 publications receiving 496 citations. Previous affiliations of József Rácz include Semmelweis University & Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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Voice of the Psychonauts: Coping, Life Purpose, and Spirituality in Psychedelic Drug Users
TL;DR: Albeit the meaning of “spirituality” may be ambiguous, it seems that a spiritually-inclined attitude in drug use may act as a protective factor against drug-related problems, and correlates positively with coping and spirituality.
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Online drug user-led harm reduction in Hungary: a review of “Daath”
TL;DR: This review comprehensively summarises Daath’s user-led harm reduction services and activities from the last ten years, firstly outlining the history and growth phases of Daath, along with its self-set guidelines and policies.
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Transition to injecting 3,4-methylene-dioxy-pyrovalerone (MDPV) among needle exchange program participants in Hungary.
TL;DR: The appearance of MDPV on the illegal drug market had a substantial effect on the drug use patterns of the IDU population as well as the purity, price and availability of amphetamine and heroin.
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Injecting equipment sharing and perception of HIV and hepatitis risk among injecting drug users in Budapest.
TL;DR: The high levels of injecting risk-behaviors found in this study are a cause for serious concern and interventions for HIV-prevention need to address not only sharing syringes but also sharing and reusing of other injecting equipment and drug filters.
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Veni, vidi, vici: The appearance and dominance of new psychoactive substances among new participants at the largest needle exchange program in Hungary between 2006 and 2014
József Rácz,József Rácz,Róbert Csák,Krisztina Tóth,Eszter Tóth,Klaudia Rozmán,V. Anna Gyarmathy,V. Anna Gyarmathy +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that over 80% of people who inject drugs use NPS and injecting NPS is associated with increased injecting risks, harm reduction services should be made more available to avoid an epidemic of blood-borne infections.