| Titre : | 12 myths about HIV/AIDS and people who use drugs. Comment (2010) |
| Auteurs : | C. BEYRER ; A. KAMARULZAMAN ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; K. MALINOWSKA-SEMPRUCH |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Lancet (The) (Vol.376, n°9737, Jul 24, 2010) |
| Article en page(s) : | 208-211 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés MYTHE ; USAGER ; VIH |
| Résumé : | 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' health problems are self-inflicted or their substance use is judged as a moral or personal failing. Even among health-care providers, many preconceptions prevail about people who use drugs and are infected with HIV. What are these myths? [Extract] |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Refs biblio. : | 18 |
| Affiliation : |
Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States / Etats-Unis |
| Lien : | http://www.thelancet.com/series/hiv-in-people-who-use-drugs |
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