Injecting drug users and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: what do we know?
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.
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National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW, 2033, Australia.