The evidence base for preventing the spread of blood-borne diseases within and from populations of injecting drug users.

The efficacy of drug treatment and harm reduction programs in reducing the transmission of HIV among IDUs via contaminated drug paraphernalia has been repeatedly demonstrated, but currently available interventions have been less successful in preventing the transmission of HCV and HBV. New cases of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Russell, M., Carruthers, Susan
Format: Book Chapter
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2005
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3086