Rapid assessment methods were applied to a user–dealer population in a central street of
Bogotá, Colombia, to explore patterns of drug use and behaviours associated with …

“The Social Context of Crack Use and Related Sexual Risk in El Salvador” study was
designed to increase knowledge of the locations where drugs are consumed in urban San …

During the last decade, injecting drug use (IDU) has increased in Rosario City, Argentina,
and more than half of all reported HIV cases are thought to be related to the sharing of …

The use and trafficking of illegal drugs have become one of the greatest challenges facing
Latin America today. All of the countries in the region are grappling with this issue, and all …

This article explores differences in the social context in which crack sales and use and HIV
risk take place in seven low‐income communities in San Salvador, and structural factors that …

• Both the Bogotá Mayor and the Ministry of Health should take forward administrative
reforms to speed up project implementation and remove the obstacles in contracting and …

The results revealed that El Salvadorian street gang members are at a heightened risk for
contracting HIV. Their increased vulnerability to HIV is brought about not only by their …

Violence is a regular and consequential event in the lives of street drug users, commonly
beginning at an early age and continuing throughout their drug careers. Growing evidence …

As part of Phase II of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Injecting Drug Use Multi-City
Study, Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) methodology was used in São Vicente City …

BACKGROUND: As drugs become more ubiquitous and fewer resources are available for
drug prevention and treatment, understanding the early stages of drug use involvement …