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Katherine Rudzinski

Researcher at University of Toronto

Publications -  26
Citations -  542

Katherine Rudzinski is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cannabis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 21 publications receiving 444 citations. Previous affiliations of Katherine Rudzinski include Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

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Hepatitis C virus transmission among oral crack users: viral detection on crack paraphernalia

Benedikt Fischer, +4 more
- 01 Jan 2008 - 
TL;DR: HCV transmission from an infected host onto paraphernalia as a precondition of HCV host-to-host transmission via shared crack paraphernalias use seems possible, with oral sores and paraphernia condition constituting possible risk modifiers.
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Frequent food insecurity among injection drug users: correlates and concerns.

Carol Strike, +6 more
- 08 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: Findings show that IDUs have frequent and variable experiences of food insecurity and these experiences are strongly correlated with sharing of injection-related equipment, which may increase the likelihood of HIV and HCV transmission in this population.
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Is there room for resilience? A scoping review and critique of substance use literature and its utilization of the concept of resilience.

Katherine Rudzinski, +3 more
- 15 Sep 2017 - 
TL;DR: Overall, current conceptualizations of resilience are too narrow to recognize all the potential manifestations of resilience practices in the daily lives of individuals who actively use drugs; however there is less information about the external resources that play a role, especially for adults.
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Crude estimates of cannabis-attributable mortality and morbidity in Canada-implications for public health focused intervention priorities

Benedikt Fischer, +3 more
- 01 Mar 2016 - 
TL;DR: The present crude estimates should guide and help prioritize public health-oriented interventions for the cannabis-related health burden in the population in Canada and formal burden of disease calculations should be conducted.
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Interrupting the social processes linked with initiation of injection drug use: results from a pilot study.

Carol S. Strike, +15 more
- 01 Apr 2014 - 
TL;DR: While further refinements remain to be tested, pilot study results suggest that CTC holds promise as a prevention intervention.