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CURRENT OPINION IN HIV AND AIDS
卷 7, 期 4, 页码 320-325出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0b013e32835369ad
关键词
drug abuse treatment; HIV; injection drug use; needle and syringe exchange programs; pre-exposure prophylaxis
资金
- National Institute on Drug Abuse [R37DA019829, R01DA030776, R01DA028766]
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [U01 068619, U01 069424]
- HPTN
- HIV/AIDS Translational Training (HATT) Program [R25 MH-080644]
- NIMH Center [P30MH58107]
Purpose of review Recent breakthroughs in HIV-prevention science led us to evaluate the current state of combination HIV prevention for injection drug users (IDUs). We review the recent literature focusing on possible reasons why coverage of prevention interventions for HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and tuberculosis among IDUs remains dismal. We make recommendations for future HIV research and policy. Recent findings IDUs disproportionately under-utilize voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), primary care and antiretroviral therapy (ART), especially in countries that have the largest burden of HIV among IDUs. IDUs present later in the course of HIV infection and experience greater morbidity and mortality. Why are IDUs under-represented in HIV-prevention research, access to treatment for both HIV and addiction, and access to HIV combination prevention? Possible explanations include addictophobia, apathy, and inattention, which we describe in the context of recent literature and events. Summary This commentary discusses the current state of HIV-prevention interventions for IDUs including VCT, needle and syringe program (NSP), opioid substitution therapy (OST), ART and pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP), and discusses ways to work towards true combination HIV prevention for IDU populations. Communities need to overcome tacit assumptions that IDUs can navigate through systems that are maintained as separate silos, and begin to take a rights-based approach to HIV prevention to ensure that IDUs have equitable access to life-saving prevention and treatments.
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