The role of safer injection facilities in the response to HIV/AIDS among injection drug users.
The role of safer injection facilities in the response to HIV/AIDS among injection drug users.
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DOI：
10.1007/s11904-007-0023-8
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Wood, Evan
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作者：
Kerr, Thomas;Kimber, Jo;Wood, Evan
地球仪上的许多城市正在经历注射毒品使用者中持续的传染病和过量流行。特别是，艾滋病毒在许多情况下已成为注射吸毒者的地方病。为了努力减少这一问题和有关的公共健康问题，一些国家建立了由医务人员监督的安全注射设施，注射吸毒者可以在医务人员的监督下注射事先获得的非法药物。以下审查评估了SIF在减少注射吸毒者中与艾滋病毒感染有关的危害方面可发挥的作用，并指出了SIF可进一步发展的方式，以更好地应对这一人群中与艾滋病毒/艾滋病有关的挑战。
Many cities throughout the globe are experiencing ongoing infectious disease and overdose epidemics among injection drug users (IDUs). In particular, HIV has become endemic among IDUs in many settings. In an effort to reduce this and related public health concerns, medically supervised safer injecting facilities (SIFs), where IDUs can inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under the supervision of medical staff, have been established in several countries. The following review assesses the role that SIFs can play in reducing the harms associated with HIV infection among IDUs and points to ways in which SIFs can be further developed to better respond to the challenges associated with HIV/AIDS among this population.