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IAS 2013: Experts Discuss Role of Drug Policy in HIV, Hepatitis, and TB Epidemics
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Tuesday, 02 July 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
International drug policy must shift from prohibition to public health in order to reduce harms to individuals and societies, including fueling the spread of HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis, experts from a range of disciplines agreed at 2 sessions held during the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) this week in Kuala Lumpur.
Naloxone Is Cost-effective Way to Prevent Heroin Overdose Deaths
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 03 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Distributing naloxone more widely to heroin users would reduce the number of deaths due to overdose and would be a cost-effective intervention, according to a mathematical model described in the January 1, 2013,Annals of Internal Medicine. Providing naloxone to prescription opiate users would prevent even more deaths.
10 Million Injection Drug Users May Have Hepatitis B or C
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- Category: Hepatitis B
- Published on Saturday, 29 January 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Approximately 10 million injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide might be infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and more than 1 million may be living with hepatitis B, according to a meta-analysis of data from over 70 countries published in the July 28, 2011, advance online edition of The Lancet. 
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