title: Fears of an Eastern European explosion of HIV epidemic are being realized.
abstract: The number of people living with HIV in Eastern Europe doubled last year, fueled primarily by high unemployment, economic insecurity, liberal social and cultural norms, and disintegrating public health services, according to UNAIDS.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism; D002648:Child; D005061:Europe, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans