Background Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of
HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject …

A major proportion of the disease burden and deaths for young people in developed nations
is attributable to misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs. Patterns of substance use established in …

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health
problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the …

The scale of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic has exceeded all
expectations since its identification 20 years ago. Globally, an estimated 36 million people …

Harm reduction is both a policy approach and used to describe a specific set of
interventions. These interventions aim to reduce the harms associated with drug use …

This first international review of the evidence that needle syringe programs reduce HIV
infection among injecting drug users found that conservative interpretation of the published …

Aims To review the evidence on the effectiveness of harm reduction interventions involving
the provision of sterile injecting equipment in the prevention of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and …

In The Wisdom of Whores, epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani brings honesty, wit and startling
pragmatism to the tawdry front lines of sex and drugs. She explains how we could shut down …

The present study examined reasons for the high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection among young injection drug users (IDUs). IDUs< 30 years old who tested negative …

Skin and soft-tissue abscesses, a common problem among injection drug users (IDUs),
result in serious morbidity for the patient and costly hospitalizations for incision and …