University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 1990 · 56 citations · 67 references
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Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlPreventive MedicineHiv ControlHiv PreventionSubstance Use DisordersAntiretroviral TherapyDrugs Of AbuseHiv EpidemiologyPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionStructural Interventions For Hiv PreventionSubstance Abuse PreventionBehavioral Hiv PreventionHiv Prevention EffectivenessHiv Risk ReductionPrevention Of Drug AbuseSubstance Abuse Treatment
This Background Paper examines the evidence of the effectiveness of drug abuse treatment; it also evaluates the role that such treatment might play in reducing the spread of HIV. Because most intravenous drug users are not in treatment, the paper also examines other approaches to HIV prevention among this high-risk group.
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