“Maybe if I stop the drugs, then maybe they’d care?”—hospital care experiences of people who use drugs

BackgroundDrug use is associated with increased morbidity and mortality but people who use drugs experience significant barriers to care. Data are needed about the care experiences of people who use drugs to inform interventions and quality improvement initiatives. The objective of this study is to describe and characterize the experience of acute care for people who use drugs.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative descriptive study. We recruited …