As part of UNAIDS’ efforts to stop the rise of new HIV infections among people who inject drugs UNAIDS is taking an urgent message to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as it meets in Vienna, Austria, for its sixtieth session. In a statement to…

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for HIV infection and for transmitting the virus to others. One strategy for reducing transmission is to identify individuals who are HIV-infected and provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) to them (i.e., &…

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for HIV infection and for transmitting the virus to others. One strategy for reducing transmission is to identify individuals who are HIV-infected and provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) to them (i.e., &…

PrEP In People Who Inject Drugs: Factors Associated with Patient Uptake And Adherence (Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence, March-April 2017) http://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/2017/03/16/prep-in-people-who-inject-drugs-factors-associated-…

Joint estimation of CD4 progression and survival in untreated individuals with HIV-1 infection: A pooled analysis of data from 25 countries. Mangal TD. AIDS. 2017 Mar 15. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001437. Abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p…

Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: the ARISTOTLE programme. Hatzakis A, Sypsa V, Paraskevis D, Nikolopoulos G, Tsiara C, Micha K, Panopoulos A, Malliori M, P…