Statistics on Injection Drug Use & HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

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HIV Among Injection Drug Users in Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1998 (September 1, 2005)
Prevalence rates range from 2% to 28%, and correlate with over-the-counter syringe access and income inequality.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Depression, Substance Use Considerably More Prevalent Among HIV-Infected Patients (June 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Among HIV-Positive Drug Users, Women Hospitalized More Frequently Than Men (January 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Injecting Drug Users More Likely to Progress to AIDS Even if Taking HAART (January 8, 2004)
HIV-positive injecting drug users are 45 percent more likely to develop an AIDS-defining illness and are less likely to have or maintain a viral load below 400 than HIV-positive people who don't inject drugs, even if they're taking HAART, U.S. researchers find.
From aidsmap.com
Psychological Distress Linked to AIDS Progression Among Injection Drug Users (July 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Boston: AIDS Incidence, Deaths Are Down, but Drug-Related Deaths Are Up (July 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
HIV Diagnoses Among Injection-Drug Users in States With HIV Surveillance -- 25 States, 1994-2000 (July 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Diagnoses Rise Among Intravenous Drug Users (July 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Intensive Cocaine Use Fueling HIV Epidemic in Vancouver (May 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors: Puerto Rican Drug Injectors in New York City and Puerto Rico (May 15, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Early Attendance at Drug "Shooting Galleries" Increases HIV Risk (March 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Baltimore: Heroin Addicts' Infection Rate High (December 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug-Associated HIV Transmission Continues in the United States (May 2002)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Changes in HIV Seroprevalence and Related Behaviors Among Male Injection Drug Users Who Do and Do Not Have Sex With Men: New York City, 1990-1999 (April 1, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Psychiatric Disorders and Drug Use Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in the United States (August 2001)
In Archives of General Psychiatry
HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Inject Drugs -- United States, 1985-1998 (June 2, 2000)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MICA Populations & HIV (Summer 2000)
The facts about mentally ill chemically addicted populations and HIV.
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HIV Down Among IV-Drug Users (July 28, 1998)
Encouraging news argues for needle exchange.
In The Village Voice
The Epidemic of Drug-Related AIDS in the USA: State-by-State Information (June 1997)
Drug Use and HIV/AIDS (November 1993)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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