Antiretroviral PrEP Prevents HIV Transmission among Injection Drug Users
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using daily oral tenofovir (Viread) reduced the risk of HIV acquisition among injection drug users in Thailand by half, according to findings from the Bangkok Tenofovir Study, published in the June 13, 2013, advance online edition of The Lancet. These findings led the CDC to recommend that PrEP be "considered as one of several prevention options for persons at very high risk for HIV acquisition" through injection drug use.
War on Drugs Is Major Driver of Global Hepatitis C Epidemic
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Thursday, 06 June 2013 00:00
- Written by Global Commission on Drug Policy
The so-called "war on drugs" plays a major role is sustaining hepatitis C epidemics worldwide, including in hard-hit Russia and Eastern Europe, according to the latest report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Drug prohibition drives drug users underground and blocks harm reduction efforts such as needle exchange programs. "The war on drugs is a war on common sense," said Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss.
Can Low Volume Syringes Help End HIV and HCV Transmission Among People Who Use Drugs?
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 24 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
Syringes that have a lower "dead space" volume retain less fluid that can harbor HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and switching to this type could help reduce viral transmission among injection drug users, according to an article in the January 2013 issue of International Journal of Drug Policy.
Tattoos Are Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Absence of Other Risk Factors
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in New York City were about 5 times more likely to have a tattoo than people without HCV, even after traditional risk factors such as injection drug use were taken into account, researchers reported in the January 12, 2013, advance online edition of Hepatology.
Water and Filters Used for Drug Injection May Transmit Hepatitis C Virus
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Water, containers, and material used to mix and filter heroin -- not just syringes -- can harbor hepatitis C virus (HCV) and contribute to transmission among injection drug users, according to a study published in the November 5, 2012, advance edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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