HIV Treatment for Substance Users
- Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly: Summary Guidance From CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (PDF) (November 9, 2012)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Among Drug Using Populations: A Global Perspective (July 23, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Survival of HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era, Relative to Sex- and Age-Specific Survival of HIV-Uninfected IDUs (January 14, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Substance Users (June 2005)
Guidelines from the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health
- Brown University Clinician Leads Way in Providing Competent Care to HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Injection Drug Users (January 2005)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- CD4 Counts Rise More Slowly in Former Injection-Drug Users on HAART (November 11, 2004)
The long-term immune system damage caused by drugs like cocaine and heroin is cited as a cause.
From aidsmap.com
- Injection Drug Users Should Start HAART Earlier, Study Suggests (September 8, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
- HAART Found Effective in Former Crystal Meth Abusers (January 13, 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
- Nebraska: Prison Health-Care Costs Still Going Up (July 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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