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Statistics on Injection Drug Use & HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
- 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
- Hepatitis C Screening and Management Practices: A Survey of Drug Treatment and Syringe Exchange Programs in New York City (August 13, 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.
To read PDF, click here
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors of Anaemia in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Drug Users (March 2000)
In Addiction
- 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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