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Jane A. Buxton is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant number of publications in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Jane A. Buxton has published extensively in several journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Harm Reduction Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Buxton include:

  • "Pathways between COVID-19 public health responses and increasing overdose risks: A rapid review and conceptual framework" (2021) published in International Journal of Drug Policy
  • "Risk of overdose-related death for people with a history of incarceration" (2020) published in Addiction
  • "Running myself ragged": stressors faced by peer workers in overdose response settings (2021) published in Harm Reduction Journal
  • Take-home naloxone programs for suspected opioid overdose in community settings: a scoping umbrella review (2021) published in BMC Public Health
  • Overdose deaths and the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada (2021) published in Drug and Alcohol Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Buxton include:

  • Amanda Slaunwhite
  • Max Ferguson
  • Heather Palis
  • Jessica Moe
  • Jessica Xavier

Best Publications

  • Modelling the combined impact of interventions in averting deaths during a synthetic-opioid overdose epidemic

    Michael A Irvine;Margot Kuo;Jane A Buxton;Robert Balshaw

  • Perceptions of cannabis as a stigmatized medicine : A qualitative descriptive study

    Joan L Bottorff;Laura J L Bissell;Lynda G Balneaves;John L Oliffe

  • Tattooing and the risk of transmission of hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Siavash Jafari;Ray Copes;Souzan Baharlou;Mahyar Etminan

  • Homelessness and unstable housing associated with an increased risk of HIV and STI transmission among street-involved youth

    Brandon D.L. Marshall;Thomas Kerr;Thomas Kerr;Jean A. Shoveller;Thomas L. Patterson;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Increased Burden of Illness Associated with Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Infections

    Leah J. Martin;Leah J. Martin;Murray Fyfe;Kathryn Doré;Jane A. Buxton

  • Use of rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs

    Maxwell S. Krieger;William C. Goedel;Jane A. Buxton;Mark Lysyshyn;Mark Lysyshyn

  • Dose-response effect of incarceration events on nonadherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy among injection drug users.

    M. J. Milloy;Thomas Kerr;Thomas Kerr;Jane Buxton;Tim Rhodes

  • The relationship between minimum alcohol prices, outlet densities and alcohol‐attributable deaths in British Columbia, 2002–09

    Jinhui Zhao;Tim Stockwell;Tim Stockwell;Gina Martin;Scott Macdonald;Scott Macdonald

  • Minimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcohol-Attributable Hospital Admissions

    Tim Stockwell;Jinhui Zhao;Gina Martin;Scott Macdonald

  • Smoking of crack cocaine as a risk factor for HIV infection among people who use injection drugs

    Kora DeBeck;Thomas Kerr;Kathy Li;Benedikt Fischer

  • Patients' experiences using a computerized program with a touch-sensitive video monitor for the assessment of health-related quality of life

    J. Buxton;M. White;D. Osoba

  • High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs.

    Maxwell S Krieger;Jesse L Yedinak;Jane A Buxton;Mark Lysyshyn;Mark Lysyshyn

  • Why the FUSS (Fentanyl Urine Screen Study)? A cross-sectional survey to characterize an emerging threat to people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada.

    Ashraf Amlani;Geoff McKee;Noren Khamis;Geetha Raghukumar

  • A systematic review of factors associated with health-related quality of life in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis.

    Al-Rahim R. Habib;Jamil Manji;Pearce G. Wilcox;Amin R. Javer

  • Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy in a large population-based cohort.

    Carmine Rossi;Zahid A. Butt;Stanley Wong;Jane A. Buxton

  • Homelessness as a Structural Barrier to Effective Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Seropositive Illicit Drug Users in a Canadian Setting

    M.-J. Milloy;Thomas Kerr;David R. Bangsberg;Jane Buxton;Jane Buxton

  • Engaging people who use drugs in policy and program development: A review of the literature

    Lianping Ti;Lianping Ti;Despina Tzemis;Jane A Buxton

  • Incidence, risk factors, and prevention of hepatitis C reinfection: a population-based cohort study.

    Nazrul Islam;Mel Krajden;Jean Shoveller;Paul Gustafson

  • A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the British Columbia Take Home Naloxone program

    Oluwajenyo Banjo;Despina Tzemis;Diana Al-Qutub;Ashraf Amlani

  • Peer engagement in harm reduction strategies and services: a critical case study and evaluation framework from British Columbia, Canada.

    Alissa M. Greer;Alissa M. Greer;Serena A. Luchenski;Ashraf A. Amlani;Katie Lacroix

  • Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection after Successful Treatment with Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in a Large Population-Based Cohort

    C Rossi;Z A Butt;S Wong;J Buxton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mel Krajden
Mel Krajden University of British Columbia
Zahid A Butt
Zahid A Butt University of Waterloo
Joan L. Bottorff
Joan L. Bottorff University of British Columbia
Brandon D. L. Marshall
Brandon D. L. Marshall Brown University
Pamela A. Ratner
Pamela A. Ratner University of British Columbia
Christopher D. Richardson
Christopher D. Richardson Dalhousie University
John L. Oliffe
John L. Oliffe University of British Columbia
Thomas F. Hack
Thomas F. Hack University of Manitoba
Joy L. Johnson
Joy L. Johnson Simon Fraser University
Jean Shoveller
Jean Shoveller University of British Columbia

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