title: Antiretroviral HIV treatment and care for injecting drug users: an evidence-based overview.
abstract: AIDS-related mortality and the rate of progression to AIDS have dramatically decreased since the advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). The overall benefit from antiretroviral HIV treatment has, however, been lesser in HIV-infected injecting drug users (IDUs) than in other patient groups (e.g. men who have sex with men). Poorer outcomes in HIV-infected IDUs are related to a variety of factors, including increased rates of non-HIV-related deaths, hepatitis C, delayed access to effective treatment, lower adherence to care and treatment regimens, continuation of illicit drug use, depression and negative life events. The available evidence strongly suggests the need for the large-scale implementation of comprehensive treatment and care strategies for IDUs that include both treatment of drug dependence and HAART.
authors: INSERM U687, Saint-Maurice, France.
authors: France
authors: F
authors: Lert
authors: Michel D
authors: MD
authors: Kazatchkine
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016312:Treatment Refusal
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