Primary health care for drug users aims to promote health by providing a comprehensive
harm-reduction package including outreach; peer-led interventions; information, education …

Drug use and HIV/AIDS are global public health issues. The World Health Organization
(WHO) estimates that up to 30% of HIV infections are related to drug use and associated …

ISSUE: Injecting drug users (IDUs) represent a large part of the population with HIV globally,
however, IDUs continue to have less access to HIV treatment than non-IDUs. While IDUs …

Executive summary Building on decades of Academy activities related to substance use, this
report emphasizes three guiding principles: 1. Drug treatment should be accessible to all …

Drug use is a public health problem associated with high mortality and morbidity, and is
often accompanied by suboptimal engagement in health care. Harm reduction is a …

Drug users with HIV infection pose an important clinical challenge for primary care
practitioners, the provider group that is particularly well situated to supply comprehensive …

Globally, injection drug use continues to account for a substantial proportion of HIV
infections. There have not, however, been any evidence-based reviews of the barriers and …

The World Drug Report of 2012 [1] reports that, globally, illicit drug use is a common
occurrence and is a growing health problem in some regions. Global reporting estimates …

Drug use and HIV/AIDS remain serious public health issues in the US. The intersection of
the twin epidemics of HIV and drug/alcohol use, results in difficult medical management …

More than 750,000 persons in the United States inject opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine,
or ketamine, and that number is increasing because of the current opioid epidemic. Persons …