Injecting drug users and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: what do we know?
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Drug and Alcohol Review
- Vol. 11 (2), 153-161
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09595239200185631
Abstract
This article examines the results of 10 years of research on the relationship between injecting drug use and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The two main transmission modes of HIV among injecting drug users (IDU)-parenteral drug use and sexual behaviour-are examined in detail, as well as the efficacy of attempted interventions to reduce the spread of HIV among this population.Keywords
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