Epidemiology of HIV Infection in the Developing World
Summary
- Harm-reduction interventions, such as needle exchange, drug substitution, and detoxification programs, require large-scale expansion, especially in Eastern Europe and Central Asia[UNAIDS 2013]
- Criminalization of drug use, lack of access to methadone, and the ban on use of US federal government funds for needle-exchange programs are major impediments to the implementation of harm-reduction programs in the developing world[UN Millennium Project 2005; Drucker 1998; Hurley 1997; Lurie 1997]
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