Decrease in the proportion of injecting drug use-related HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Injection drug use (IDU) has been a route for HIV transmission since the beginning of the epidemic. This review focuses on an apparent decrease in the proportion of IDU-related HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island from 1999 to the present. Although there are differences in HIV/AIDS reporting requirements among these states, the dramatic reduction in the proportion of HIV and AIDS cases related to IDU is notable and is comparable to the 42% decline in HIV diagnoses among injection drug users reported by the CDC in other areas of the country.
Mitty
Jennifer A
JA
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Bazerman
Lauri B
LB
Selwyn
Kyra
K
Beckwith
Curt G
CG
Zaller
Nickolas D
ND
Rich
Josiah D
JD
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012237:Rhode Island / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology*