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What are the factors that determine the risk of fatal opioid overdose?
Availability of heroin, changes in the toxicity of supply, local policies related to naloxone availability
What can be separated from harms that result from political and social responses to drug use?
Harms from drug use itself (direct effects)
What influences the availability of risk-reduction measures such as sterile syringes?
Legislation and policy
What determines how strongly drug use is associated with various harms?
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What are some contextual factors involved in the production of harm related to drug use?
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What determines the risk of fatal opioid overdose?
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What influences the availability of risk-reduction measures such as sterile syringes?
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What separates harms from drug use itself (direct effects) from harms that result from political and social responses to drug use?
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What can lead to more risky consumption due to intense policing focused on drug-related public disorder?
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What influences how strongly drug use is associated with various harms?
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