Historique
Périodique
Harm reduction and control of HIV in IDUs in France
Auteur(s) :
CARRIERI, M. P. ;
SPIRE, B.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
448
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
5
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
INJECTION
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
POLITIQUE
Note générale :
Lancet (The), 2008, 372, (9637), 448
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
With reference to the Comment by Joanne Csete and Daniel Wolfe about the repressive and ineffective drug policy of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB; May 31, p 1820), we would like to point out that France provides an excellent example of how harm reduction - the approach the INCB consistently undermines - is safe and cost effective. Until 1994, France followed a repressive approach to drug policy. Neither substitution treatment for opioid dependence nor needle-exchange programmes were allowed. Outcomes were dreadful: there were about 500 annual deaths from heroin overdose and an alarming HIV prevalence rate of 40% among injecting drug users (IDUs). (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
Inserm U912 (SE4S), Marseille
France. France.
France. France.
Cote :
A03752-2