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Daily patterns of opioid and stimulant use and associated risk-behavior outcomes: A cohort study.

Feder KA, German D, Ponce AN, Li Y, Rudolph JE, Byregowda H, Kirk GD, Mehta SH, Genberg BL · Addictive behaviors, 2026

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Researchers tracked daily drug use patterns in 87 people over two weeks and found that on days when people used opioids together with stimulants, they were more likely to engage in risky behaviors like injecting drugs or using other substances compared to days when they used opioids alone.

Relevance to India: None stated.