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People who use drugs too often face stigma, discrimination, and mistreatment in HIV prevention, treatment, and care. Some societies consider such users less deserving of compassion than others with HIV who are not drug users, because users' heal[...]Périodique
C. S. TODD ; A. M. S. ABED ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; P. T. SCOTT ; B. A. BOTROS ; N. SAFI ; K. C. EARHART | 2007ENGLISH : Background: Little is known about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) awareness among Afghan injecting drug users (IDUs), many of whom initiated injecting as refugees. We explored whether differences in HIV awareness and knowledge exi[...]Périodique
M. BECKER BUXTON ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; MORSE E. V. ; L. OUELLET ; P. KERNDT ; R. S. GARFEIN | 2004ENGLISH : Background: Earlier studies suggest higher infection risk among recently initiated injection drug users (IDUs) than more experienced users. Whether IDUs' risky injection practices rise progressively with duration of injection or freq[...]Périodique
TUN W. ; D. D. CELENTANO ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2003ENGLISH : Objective: To determine if HIV treatment-related attitudes are associated with unprotected sex and needle sharing among HIV-seropositive and -seronegative injecting drug users (IDU) in Baltimore, Maryland. Design and methods: IDU par[...]Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; A. PALEPU ; P. G. A. CORNELISSE ; B. YIP ; M. V. O'SHAUGHNESSY ; J. S. MONTANER ; M. T. SCHECHTER ; R. S. HOGG | 1998ENGLISH : CONTEXT: In British Columbia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons eligible for antiretroviral therapy may receive it free but the extent to which HIV-infected injection drug users access it is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To i[...]Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; E. J. C. VAN AMEIJDEN ; F. MESQUITA ; A. WODAK ; S. RANA ; D. VLAHOV | 1998FRANÇAIS : Dans certaines populations marginales, comme les UDI, la fréquence du VIH continue d'augmenter. Le partage des aiguilles est en effet le mode principal de contamination dans les pays d'Europe de l'Ouest et de l'Est, le nord de l'Afri[...]Article : Périodique
D. C. OMPAD ; R. M. IKEDA ; N. SHAH ; C. M. FULLER ; S. BAILEY ; MORSE E. ; P. KERNDT ; MASLOW C. ; Y. WU ; D. VLAHOV ; R. GARFEIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE |ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We examined the relation between childhood sexual abuse and injection drug use initiation among young adult injection drug users. METHODS: We used mixed effect linear models to compare age at first injection among 2143 yo[...]Périodique
L. A. NOVELLI ; S. G. SHERMAN ; J. R. HAVENS ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; M. SAPUN | 2005ENGLISH : Young injection drug users are at heightened risk for acquisition of blood-borne infections because of their high rates of unsafe injection behaviors, yet there has been little research examining the circumstances surrounding injecti[...]Périodique
E. D. RILEY ; SAFAEIAN M. ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; MARX M. A. ; HUETTNER S. ; P. BEILENSON ; D. VLAHOV | 2000FRANÇAIS : Objectif : on étudie des usagers participant pour la première fois à un programme déchange de seringues, et on compare leurs caractéristiques en fonction du site déchange choisi (bus ou pharmacie) dans une région où les deux types de[...]Périodique
K. J. P. CRAIB ; A. C. WEBER ; P. G. A. CORNELISSE ; MARTINDALE S. L. M. ; M. L. MILLER ; M. T. SCHECHTER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; SCHILDER A. ; R. S. HOGG | 2000FRANÇAIS : Les deux cohortes comparées sont : 235 hommes séronégatifs au VIH qui ont participés au Vanguard Project (VP) de mai 1995 à avril 1996 et 263 hommes séronégatifs qui ont participés à la Vancouver Lymphadenopathy AIDS Study (VLAS) de [...]Article : Périodique
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J. R. HAVENS ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; C. M. FULLER ; R. IKEDA ; S. R. FRIEDMAN ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; MORSE P. S. ; S. BAILEY ; P. KERNDT ; R. S. GARFEIN ; COLLABORATIVE INJECTION DRUG USER STUDY GROUP | 2004ENGLISH : The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of attempted suicide among young injection drug users (IDUs) from six study sites in five US cities. Two thousand two hundred and nineteen participants 15-30 ye[...]Périodique
N. G. SHAH ; D. D. CELENTANO ; D. VLAHOV ; V. STAMBOLIS ; L. JOHNSON ; K. E. NELSON ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2000FRANÇAIS : Dans une cohorte de 1480 UDVIs, soumise à des tests VIH semi-annuels et à des interviews de 1994 à 1998, et bénéficiant d'un programme d'échange de seringues, une analyse longitudinale a été faite afin de déterminer les corrélations [...]Périodique
C. S. TODD ; A. M. S. ABED ; P. T. SCOTT ; B. A. BOTROS ; N. SAFI ; K. C. EARHART ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2008ENGLISH : We describe receptive and distributive needle/syringe sharing among injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this cross-sectional study, IDUs completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression ident[...]Périodique
E. T. GOLUB ; J. C. BARETA ; S. H. MEHTA ; L. D. MAC CALL ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2005ENGLISH : Because multi-person syringe use is the most common vehicle for HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), safe sources of sterile syringes and safe methods of disposal are necessary to curb these epide[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Methamphetamme (MA) use is considered as one of the nation's most pressing drug problems. In California, MA use has outstripped all other drugs in epidemiological extent, law enforcement activities, and treatment services demand. An [...]Article : Périodique
J. S. MELO ; R. S. GARFEIN ; K. HAYASHI ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. DEBECK ; S. SUN ; S. JAIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. WERB |Background: The prevention of drug injecting is often cited as a justification for the deployment of law enforcement and for the continuation of drug criminalization policies. We sought to characterize the impact of law enforcement interactions [...]Périodique
F. KAPADIA ; D. VLAHOV ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; L. OUELLET ; P. KERNDT ; MORSE E E. V. ; I. WILLIAMS ; R. S. GARFEIN ; SECOND COLLABORATIVE INJECTION DRUG USER STUDY (CIDUS-II) GROUP | 2002ENGLISH : BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has emerged as a major public health problem among injection drug users. In this analysis we examine whether disinfection of syringes with bleach has a potentially protective effect on anti-HCV ser[...]Périodique
A. M. ARRIA ; C. FULLER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; C. LATKIN ; D. VLAHOV | 2002ENGLISH : This study reports the prevalence of current drug dependence among 226 young recently initiated injection drug users (IDUs) (median age 25 years) recruited from community settings in Baltimore, Maryland. Dependence upon alcohol, coca[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Opium has been cultivated in Afghanistan since 1100 A.D., although production has steadily increased since 1979. Currently, Afghanistan produces three-quarters of the global opium supply, with injection drug use and HIV currently fol[...]Périodique
F. I. BASTOS ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; DERRICO M. ; DE FATIMA PINA M. | 1999FRANÇAIS : Cet article fait le point sur des données sur l'usage de drogues par rapport à la propagation du HIV/SIDA en Amérique du Sud et dans les Caraïbes. Bien que de nombreux manques d'information persistent, l'image émergeante montre clair[...]Périodique
E. D. RILEY ; SAFAEIAN M. ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; R. K. BROONER ; P. BEILENSON ; D. VLAHOV | 2002ENGLISH : Objective. To compare characteristics of needle exchange program (NEP) participants who requested methadone treatment to those who did not, compare participants who subsequently enrolled into treatment to those who did not enroll, an[...]Article : Périodique
C. M. FULLER ; L. N. BORRELL ; C. A. LATKIN ; S. GALEA ; D. C. OMPAD ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. VLAHOV |ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We investigated individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with adolescent initiation of injection drug use. METHODS: Injection drug users (IDUs) who had been injecting 2 to 5 years underwent HIV testing and co[...]Périodique
H. HAGAN ; M. H. LATKA ; J. V. CAMPBELL ; E. T. GOLUB ; R. S. GARFEIN ; D. A. THOMAS ; F. KAPADIA ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2006ENGLISH : Among 404 injection drug users aged 18-35 who tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, 96% had conditions that are potentially unwarranted contraindications for HCV treatment (e.g., problem drinking, moderate-to-severe depres[...]Article : Périodique
Injecting drug use is a major driver of HIV infections in Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, North Africa, the Middle East, and many parts of Asia and North America. We provide a global overview of the epidemiology of HIV in[...]Article : Périodique
C. L. MILLER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; T. KERR ; K. LI ; E. WOOD |This study explores factors associated with early adolescent (agedPériodique
C. P. ARCHIBALD ; M. OFNER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. M. PATRICK ; D. SUTHERLAND ; REKART M. L. ; M. T. SCHECHTER ; M. V. O'SHAUGHNESSY | 1998FRANÇAIS : Les usagers de drogue par injection (UDIs) avec une date de séroconversion estimée après le 1er janv. 1994, et ceux ayant deux résultats de tests négatifs dans la même période ont été questionnés sur le plan démographique et social, [...]Périodique
Factors associated with HIV seroprevalence among participants enrolling at a needle exchange program
VERTEFEUILLE J. ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; HUETTNER S. ; M. BROWN ; D. VLAHOV | 2002ENGLISH : The purpose of this study was to identify HIV risk factors associated with participants who were HIV seropositive at Needle Exchange Program (NEP) entry. A sample of injection drug users (IDUs) who enrolled in an NEP between 1994-199[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: New and innovative methods of delivering interventions are needed to further reduce risky behaviors and increase overall health among persons who inject drugs (PWID). Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have potential for reaching [...]Article : Périodique
C. L. MILLER ; T. KERR ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; K. LI ; E. WOOD |ENGLISH : BACKGROUND: Young injection drug users (IDUs) may be at increased risk of premature mortality due to the health risks associated with injection drug use including overdoses and infections. However, there has been little research cond[...]Article : Périodique
I. KUO ; UL-HASAN S. ; T. ZAFAR ; N. GALAI ; S. G. SHERMAN ; S. A. STRATHDEE |FRANÇAIS : Soixante-douze injecteurs de drogue récemment initié ainsi que 241 utilisateurs de drogue non-injectant ont été recrutés dans Quetta et Lahore, Pakistan en 2003. Des enquêteurs entraînés ont administré des questionnaires concernant l[...]Périodique
A. PALEPU ; B. YIP ; C. MILLER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; M. V. O'SHAUGHNESSY ; J. MONTANER ; R. S. HOGG | 2001FRANÇAIS : Aucune différence n'est observée en fonction de l'âge, du sexe, d'un passé d'usage de drogues, de la numération en CD4, du diagnostic de sida, de l'observance, ou de l'expérience du médecin. Les participants à l'étude ayant un passé [...]Périodique
I. KUO ; J. BRADY ; C. BUTLER ; R. SCHWARTZ ; R. BROONER ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2003ENGLISH : We evaluated program entry, retention, and early treatment response of needle exchange program (NEP) attendees referred to a drug treatment program using levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride (LAAM). Of l63 referrals, 1I4 (70%) entered [...]Périodique
Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
B. M. MATHERS ; L. DEGENHARDT ; B. PHILLIPS ; L. WIESSING ; M. HICKMAN ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; A. WODAK ; PANDA S. ; M. TYNDALL ; A. TOUFIK ; R. P. MATTICK | 2008ENGLISH : BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of injecting drug use among individuals aged 15-64 years, and of HIV among peo[...]Article : Périodique
E. D. RILEY ; A. W. WU ; JUNGE B. ; MARX M. ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. VLAHOV |ENGLISH : Objective: To determine the characteristics associated with health care and drug treatment utilization among a distinctly high-risk sub-population of injectors participating in a needle exchange program (NEP). Methods: Between June 1[...]Périodique
I. KUO ; S. G. SHERMAN ; D. L. THOMAS ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2004ENGLISH : Introduction: We examined correlates of HBV infection and vaccination and the missed vaccination opportunities among young injection drug users (IDUs) and non-injection drug users (NIDUs). Methods: Two hundred IDUs and 124 NIDUs aged[...]Périodique
C. M. FULLER ; D. VLAHOV ; D. C. OMPAD ; N. SHAH ; A. ARRIA ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2002ENGLISH : Objective: The goal of our study was to elucidate characteristics of persons likely to transition into injection drug use so that an identifiable group with high-risk for blood-borne infection may be targeted for interventions. Metho[...]Article : Périodique
This article examines the epidemiology of HIV among selected subgroups of drug users around the world who are “most at risk”-men who have sex with men, female sex workers, prisoners, and mobile populations. The underlying determinants of HIV inf[...]Article : Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; T. B. HALLETT ; N. BOBROVA ; T. RHODES ; R. BOOTH ; R. ABDOOL ; HANKINS C. A. |We systematically reviewed reports about determinants of HIV infection in injecting drug users from 2000 to 2009, classifying findings by type of environmental influence. We then modelled changes in risk environments in regions with severe HIV e[...]Article : Périodique
B. M. MATHERS ; L. DEGENHARDT ; H. ALI ; L. WIESSING ; M. HICKMAN ; R. P. MATTICK ; B. MYERS ; A. AMBEKAR ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; Reference Group to the UN on HIV and Injecting Drug Use |Background: Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but they did not quantify the scale of coverage. We undertook a systematic review to estimate nat[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : San Diego County, California, is a major distribution center for methamphetamine entering the U.S. from Mexico. All available indicators suggest that the use and abuse of methamphetamine increased between 2001 and 2005. Drug treatmen[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Between 1987 and 2003, an objective measure of recent drug use from a high-risk group was collected as part of a federally-funded program called ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring). The information collected as part of this project[...]Périodique
D. VLAHOV ; C. L. WANG ; N. GALAI ; J. BARETA ; S. H. MEHTA ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; K. E. NELSON | 2004ENGLISH : Aims To characterize mortality experience among those who only recently started injection. Design Prospective study. Setting Independent study clinic within high drug use neighborhoods. Participants In 1988-1989, we enrolled 256 adul[...]Article : Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. D. CELENTANO ; N. SHAH ; C. LYLES ; V. A. STAMBOLIS ; G. MACALINO ; K. NELSON ; D. VLAHOV |This study was undertaken to identify factors associated with entry into detoxification among injection drug users (IDUs), and to assess the role of needle-exchange programs (NEPs) as a bridge to treatment. IDUs undergoing semiannual human immun[...]Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. M. PATRICK ; S. L. CURRIE ; P. G. A. CORNELISSE ; REKART M. L. ; J. S. G. MONTANER ; M. T. SCHECHTER ; M. V. O'SHAUGHNESSY | 1997FRANÇAIS : Le programme d'échange de seringues de Vancouver, créé en 1988, est fréquenté par 92% des usagers de drogues par voie injectable (UDVIs) de Vancouver et permet l'échange de plus de deux millions de seringues par an. La prévalence et [...]Article : Périodique
D. VLAHOV ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; GOOSBY E. ; HOLLINGER P. C. ; P. LURIE ; SHRIVER M. D. ; S. A. STRATHDEE |This epidemiology and policy case study is noteworthy for several reasons. First, the needs were urgent. Confronted with an epidemic of a previously unknown but highly fatal infectious disease for which there was no effective treatment at the ti[...]Périodique
R. S. GARFEIN ; E. T. GOLUB ; A. E. GREENBERG ; H. HAGAN ; D. L. HANSON ; S. M. HUDSON ; F. KAPADIA ; M. H. LATKA ; L. J. OUELLET ; D. W. PURCELL ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; H. THIEDE | 2007OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether a behavioral intervention, which taught peer education skills, could reduce injection and sexual risk behaviors associated with primary HIV and hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) among young injection drug users (I[...]Article : Périodique
Background and aims: Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, or 'PrEP', is the use of antiretroviral medicines by people who are HIV-negative to protect themselves against acquiring HIV. PrEP has shown efficacy for preventing HIV acquisition. Despite [...]Périodique
J. R. HAVENS ; S. G. SHERMAN ; M. SAPUN ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2006The objective of this study was to identify correlates of suicidal ideation and to examine the hypothesis that injection drug users (IDUs) were more likely to report suicidal ideation than noninjection drug users (NIDUs). Participants included I[...]Périodique
J. R. HAVENS ; S. G. SHERMAN ; M. SAPUN ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2006ENGLISH : The objective of this study was to identify correlates of suicidal ideation and to examine the hypothesis that injection drug users (IDUs) were more likely to report suicidal ideation than noninjection drug users (NIDUs). Participant[...]Périodique
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in the United States, 1994-2004
J. J. AMON ; R. S. GARFEIN ; L. AHDIEH-GRANT ; G. L. ARMSTRONG ; L. J. OUELLET ; M. H. LATKA ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; S. M. HUDSON ; P. KERNDT ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; I. T. WILLIAMS | 2008ENGLISH : OBJECTIVE: To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004. METHODS: Demographic characteristics, behaviors, and prevalence of HCV antibody among 5088 injection drug [...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Female methamphetamine (meth) users report more depressive symptoms than do males. This study examined psychosocial and behavioral correlates of depressed mood in 146 heterosexual, meth-using women in San Diego, CA. Sixty percent met[...]Article : Périodique
PHILBIN M. M. ; LOZADA R. ; M. L. ZUNIGA ; MANTSIOS A. R. ; P. CASE ; C. MAGIS-RODRIGUEZ ; C. A. LATKIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE |BACKGROUND: The Mexico-U.S. border region is experiencing rising rates of blood-borne infections among injection drug users (IDUs), emphasizing the need for harm reduction interventions. METHODS: We assessed the religious and cultural factors af[...]Article : Périodique
Mixed methods research is increasingly being promoted in the health sciences as a way to gain more comprehensive understandings of how social processes and individual behaviours shape human health. Mixed methods research most commonly combines q[...]Périodique
S. D. W. FROST ; K. C. BROUWER ; M. A. FIRESTONE CRUZ ; R. RAMOS ; M. E. RAMOS ; R. M. LOZADA ; C. MAGIS-RODRIGUEZ ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2006Respondent-driven sampling (RDS), a chain referral sampling approach, is increasingly used to recruit participants from hard-to-reach populations, such as injection drug users (IDUs). Using RDS, we recruited IDUs in Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juár[...]Périodique
S. A. STRATHDEE ; T. ZAFAR ; BRAHMBHATT H. ; A. BAKSH ; S. UL HASSAN | 2003ENGLISH : The war in Afghanistan in 2001 may have had direct or indirect effects on drug users' behaviors in nearby Pakistan. We studied drug use patterns and correlates of needle sharing among injection drug users (IDUs) in Lahore, Pakistan, [...]Périodique
D. VLAHOV ; SAFAIEN M. ; S. LAI ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; L. JOHNSON ; T. STERLING ; D. D. CELENTANO | 2001ENGLISH : Objective: To assess whether initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is associated with a subsequent resumption of sexual and drug use risk behaviors. Methods: Within an ongoing prospective study of HIV-seropositiv[...]Article : Périodique
Social determinants predict needle-sharing behaviour among injecting drug users in Vancouver, Canada
S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. M. PATRICK ; C. P. ARCHIBALD ; M. OFNER ; P. G. A. CORNELISSE ; M. REKART ; M. T. SCHECHTER ; M. V. O'SHAUGHNESSY |FRANÇAIS : Une analyse a été faite afin d'identifier les déterminants de partage de seringues usagées parmi les sujets participants à une étude de cas contrôlée. Les usagers de drogues par voie injectable (UDVIs) avaient une date de séroconver[...]Article : Périodique
D. WERB ; R. GARFEIN ; T. KERR ; P. DAVIDSON ; P. ROUX ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; M. AURIACOMBE ; W. SMALL ; S. A. STRATHDEE |Background: Injection drug use remains a primary driver of HIV and HCV-related harms globally. However, there is a gap in efforts to prevent individuals from transitioning into injecting. People who inject drugs (PWID) play a key role in the tra[...]Bulletin : Périodique
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol.125, Suppl.1 - September 2012 - Substance risk, prevention treatments and the role of the environmental and cultural context in addressing Latinos and other ethnic/racial populations
M. ALEGRIA, Éditeur scientifique ; H. PANTIN, Éditeur scientifique ; S. A. STRATHDEE, Éditeur scientifique | 2012CONTENTS: • Substance risk, prevention treatments and the role of the environmental and cultural context in addressing Latinos and other ethnic/racial populations. Alegría M., Strathdee S.A., Pantin H., p. S2-S3. • Mexican immigration to the U[...]Article : Périodique
D. WERB ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; M. C. MEACHAM ; C. RAFFUL ; B. FISCHER ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; E. WOOD |Background: Despite widespread implementation of compulsory treatment modalities for drug dependence, there has been no systematic evaluation of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment. Methods: We conducted a [...]Article : Périodique
J. J. LLOYD ; RICKETTS E. P. ; J. R. HAVENS ; L. J. CORNELIUS ; D. BISHAI ; HUETTNER S. ; C. LATKIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE |ENGLISH : This study examined the relationship between lifetime abuse and suicidal ideation in a sample of 245 injection drug users (IDUs) who attended the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program and received a referral for opiate agonist therapy. D[...]Article : Périodique
There is increasing appreciation of the need to understand how social and structural factors shape HIV risk. Drawing on a review of recently published literature, we seek to describe the social structural production of HIV risk associated with i[...]Article : Périodique
C. BEYRER ; K. MALINOWSKA-SEMPRUCH ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; M. KAZATCHKINE ; M. SIDIBE ; S. A. STRATHDEE |The published work on HIV in people who use drugs shows that the global burden of HIV infection in this group can be reduced. Concerted action by governments, multilateral organisations, health systems, and individuals could lead to enormous ben[...]Périodique
K. C. BROUWER ; P. CASE ; R. RAMOS ; C. MAGIS-RODRIGUEZ ; BUCARDO J. ; T. L. PATTERSON ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2006ENGLISH : Over the past decade, Mexico has experienced a significant increase in trafficking of cocaine and trafficking and production of methamphetamine. An estimated 70% of United States cocaine originating in South America passes through th[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a network-based method used to recruit hidden populations. Since it is respondent-driven, RDS is prone to bias. However, these biases could facilitate recruitment of high-risk networks. We examined[...]Article : Périodique
SAFAEIAN M. ; BROOKMEYER R. ; D. VLAHOV ; C. LATKIN ; MARX M. ; S. A. STRATHDEE |ENGLISH : Some studies have indicated that needle exchange programs (NEPs) can be effective in reducing drug-related risks for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion; however, other have reported higher HIV incidence rates among NEP[...]Article : Périodique
L. DEGENHARDT ; B. M. MATHERS ; A. L. WIRTZ ; D. WOLFE ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; M. P. CARRIERI ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; K. MALINOWSKA-SEMPRUCH ; M. KAZATCHKINE ; C. BEYRER |OBJECTIVE: In 2010 the international HIV/AIDS community called on countries to take action to prevent HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID). To set a baseline we proposed an "accountability matrix", focusing upon six countries ac[...]