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HIV and People Who Use Drugs Factsheet


HIV and people who use drugs — Human rights fact sheet series 2021

Evidence shows that new HIV infections drop sharply when drug use and possession for personal use is decriminalized and people who inject drugs have access to ...

HIV and Substance Use | NIH - HIVinfo

Drugs and alcohol can weaken the immune system. HIV damages the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight infections and certain ...

HIV and people who use drugs — Human rights fact sheet series 2021

UNAIDS has produced a series of fact sheets on human rights in various areas, highlighting the critical need to scale up action on rights.

HIV and Substance Use - American Psychiatric Association

among those who inject drugs. But drug and alcohol use also put people at higher HIV risk by disinhibiting them and making it more likely they will engage ...

Injection Drug Use and HIV Risk | CDC

Sharing needles, syringes, or other injection equipment also puts people at risk for getting viral hepatitis. People who inject drugs (PWID) should talk to a ...

Substance Use and HIV Risk - HIV.gov

Using drugs affects your brain, alters your judgment, and lowers your inhibitions. When you use drugs, you may be more likely to make decisions ...

HIV among people who inject drugs: Data factsheet - EUDA

In 2022, over 40 % of new HIV diagnoses linked to injecting drug use in the EU and Norway were diagnosed late (CD4 count levels<350cells per mm3 ...

HIV and Substance Use | CDC

Alcohol and other drugs can affect a person's judgment and increase risk of getting or transmitting HIV. • In people living with HIV, substance use can worsen ...

People who inject drugs - Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes

People who inject drugs are at increased risk of HIV, viral hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV), tuberculosis as well as overdose. Globally, around 11 million ...

HIV | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

People who use drugs may have a higher risk of acquiring HIV—both related directly to sharing equipment for injection drug use and to the complex role drug use ...

Facts about Drug Use and the Spread of HIV - unodc

Of an estimated 15.9 million people who inject drugs worldwide, up to 3 million are infected with HIV. The.

People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

Injection drug use now accounts for an ever-growing proportion of people with HIV. On average 1 in 10 new HIV infections are caused by the sharing of needles.

Substance Use and HIV

Substance Use and HIV Risk (HIV.gov) – This fact sheet in frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) format describes how drug use increases the risk of becoming infected ...

Substance Use and HIV

Drugs and alcohol can weaken the immune system. HIV damages the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight infections and certain cancers. Drug or ...

Fact Sheet: HIV Drug Resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)

All antiretroviral drugs, including those from newer drug classes, are at risk of becoming partially or fully inactive due to the emergence of ...

HIV and people who use drugs | Be in the KNOW

Injecting drugs with shared needles can transmit HIV · Consuming drugs can mean people take more risks · Women who use drugs experience more violence · Drug use is ...

HIV and Substance Use - TargetHIV

Here are some additional resources. Page 12. 1. Fact Sheet on Recreational Drugs and HIV: Drug. Interactions ... People who use drugs should be tested regularly ...

Special Populations: Substance Use Disorders and HIV | NIH

The most commonly used substances among people with HIV include the following (listed in alphabetical order): alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, club drugs ...

Substance Abuse and HIV: What's the Link? - WebMD

Overall, more people with HIV use drugs and alcohol or have substance use disorders than HIV-negative groups. The death toll for drug overdoses ...

Drug-use_and_HIV - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

People who use drugs have multiple vulnerabilities to HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis and other infectious diseases.