Background Injecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with HIV and other blood borne
viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour …

Background. Incarceration has been associated with a number of health-related harms
among injection drug users (IDU). However, little is known about the prevalence and …

Background We argue for a translational approach to addiction science, using an important
current research question as a case study. Case study What is the evidence in support of the …

Injecting drug users (IDU) in Bangladesh are at the early stages of an HIV epidemic. To
understand the dynamics of the HIV epidemic, male IDU (n= 561) were recruited from the …

Aims To examine how race and methamphetamine legislation are associated with changes
in cocaine and methamphetamine use among untreated rural stimulant users. Design A …

The effect of group Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) on the psychological health of adults in
substance abuse treatment was investigated. It was hypothesized that group GIM would …

Longitudinal trajectories for HIV risk were examined over 5 years following treatment among
1,393 patients who participated in the nationwide Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies …

The current highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), ie, triple combination treatment
including a protease inhibitor, allows for long-term suppression of HIV-replication. The …

This study describes the transitions in drug use among young drug users (YDU) in
Amsterdam who are inhaling or injecting stimulants or using illicitly obtained opiates. From …

Background: Analyses of the individual-, social-and structural-level factors promoting the
transmission of HIV and other blood-borne pathogens have consistently identified exposure …