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See also: Drug/Alcohol Use and HIV

Overview

Wired (Regularly Updated)
A British site about the misuse and abuse of drugs and alcohol.
Drug Use and HIV (May 22, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Substance Abuse and HIV (July 2002)
A review of the role of substance abuse in HIV transmission, as well as a guide to substance-abuse diagnosis and treatment.
In Hopkins HIV Report
Substance Abuse -- A National Challenge (August 31, 2000)
Prevention, treatment and research at HHS.
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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
Overdose: Prevention and Survival (2000)
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From Harm Reduction Coalition
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse (December 1, 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
The Role of Alcohol and Drug Relapse Prevention in the Treatment and Prevention of HIV Disease (April 1998)
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
The Social and Economic Consequences of Addiction in America (January 9, 1996)
From Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.

News and Research

Literature Review: Screening Tool for Mental Illness, Substance Abuse Validated (January 2006)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
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
HIV-Positive IV Drug Users Have Poorer Response to HAART (April 15, 2003)
From aidsmap.com
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)
From U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Hepatitis and Injection Drugs

Hepatitis C in Drug Users: What to Do? (May 2006)
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From HCV Advocate
Stigma: Hepatitis C and Drug Abuse (February 2006)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis B Vaccine Decreases Hepatitis B Incidence in Cohort of Drug Users (May 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Viral Hepatitis and Injection Drug Users (September 2002)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Treatment of HCV in the Methadone Patient (April 2002)
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From HCV Advocate
HIV, IV Drug Users, and Hepatitis C (Fall/Winter 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive

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