title: Managing HIV. Part 6: People living with HIV. 6.5  HIV and injecting drug use.
abstract: Injecting drug use can not only lead to HIV infection via the sharing of injecting equipment, it can also complicate the course and management of infection.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wodak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van Beek
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D016485:Needle Sharing; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*