Injection Drug Use & HIV/AIDS: News & Research
- Researchers, Public Health Experts Urge Russia to Expand HIV Prevention Programmes for People Who Inject Drugs as Regional AIDS Conference Opens in Moscow (October 28, 2009)
Evidence-based programmes in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan and Russian scale-up of HIV treatment highlight potential for action.
From International AIDS Society
- Russia Rejects Methadone to Stem HIV Epidemic (October 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- An Integrated Supervised Injecting Program Within a Care Facility for HIV-Positive Individuals: A Qualitative Evaluation (July 29, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- IRIN Examines PEPFAR Funding of IDU Programs (June 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- PEPFAR Funds Supplies, Training to Promote Safe Injection Practices in Nigeria (June 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Asia-Pacific: UN Calls for AIDS Law Reform (April 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS, Drug Programs Should "Work Together," Sidibe Says in Opinion Piece (April 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Injection Drug Users in South Florida Have Risky Behaviors, Study Says (April 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Associated Behaviors Among Injecting-Drug Users -- 23 Cities, United States, May 2005-February 2006 (April 10, 2009)
To read PDF, click here
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- High Dead-Space Syringes and the Risk of HIV and HCV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users (March 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AP/Los Angeles Times Examines Efforts to End Unsafe Injection Practices That Could Spread HIV, Other Diseases (February 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Wall Street Journal Examines Unsafe Injection Practices That Could Spread HIV, Other Diseases (February 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Drug Use During Sex May Make Infection With Drug-Resistant HIV More Likely (May 20, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HCV Treatment and People Who Use Drugs (August 2007)
To read PDF, click here
In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
- About 13 Million Injection Drug Users Worldwide Need Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment Services, UNAIDS Says (May 16, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Literature Review: Screening Tool for Mental Illness, Substance Abuse Validated (January 2006)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
- HIV Risk Higher for Young Female IDUs Who Have Sex With Women (July 15, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Australian Study Finds Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Could Stop Spread of HIV in Jail (June 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vancouver: Police Crackdown on Drug Dealers Accused of Increasing HIV Risk (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington: Ferries Install Bins for Used Needles (April 18, 2003)
Effort launched to protect ferry workers from accidental needlesticks.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Positive IV Drug Users Have Poorer Response to HAART (April 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From aidsmap.com
- Principles of HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations (PDF) (March 2002)
A research-based guide to helping drug users reduce their risk of contracting HIV.
From National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Sexual Risk Factors Among IDUs (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- AIDS Trends and Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 4, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- $16 Million in Substance Abuse Treatment Funds Available to Treat Minority Communities Affected by HIV/AIDS (March 1, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
|
|
Advertisement
|
E-Mail
Glossary
Share
