Historique
Article de Périodique
Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among drug-using populations: a global perspective (Introduction) (2010)
Auteur(s) :
LAMBERT, E. Y. ;
NORMAND, J. L. ;
VOLKOW, N. D.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
S1-S4
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Résumé :
This supplement of the Journal is titled after the name of the consultation meeting, ‘‘Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS among Drug-Using Populations: A Global Perspective.’’ Its articles, by the scientists and experts who participated in the meeting, represent the depth and diversity of global challenges we face from the intertwined epidemics of drug addiction and HIV. Scanning the table of contents provides a glimpse of these complexities, including such issues as epidemiology, treatment, prevention, implementation science, criminal justice, and human rights. Each article provides a unique perspective from the authors’ respective disciplines, yet they reach the same conclusion, namely that stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS requires a global commitment to comprehensive prevention and treatment of HIV and drug addiction, beyond focusing on only injection drug use to include all drug use in general. Indeed, epidemiological research in the United States indicates a convergence in HIV prevalence and incidence rates among injection and noninjection drug users, suggesting a decline in HIV transmission associated with unsafe use of syringes and other injection equipment and a corresponding increase in HIV transmission associated with risky sexual practices among drug users. [Extract]
Affiliation :
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5146, MSC 9589, Bethesda, MD 20892-9589, United States / Etats-Unis
Lien :
http://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2010/12011/Prevention_and_Treatment_of_HIV_AIDS_Among.1.aspx
Cote :
A02716-1