conclusions the major risk factor of hcv infection was injection drug use. the patient’s awareness of his or her hcv status had a minor effect in reduction of illicit drug use and improvement in mmt retention. therefore, adequate counseling is necessary for drug users in mmt clinics in xi’an. background hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection rates in drug users vary among different regions of china....

The marked shift in the patterns of drug use in Iran, from opium smoking to injecting drug use, has led to serious health-related outcomes. This study was designed to explore characteristics of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tehran, Iran. Nine hundred and four PWID were recruited from treatment and harm reduction facilities, as well as drug user hangouts in public areas in Tehran. Participan...

comparative study on toxoplasma serology among hiv positive and hiv negative illicit drug users in ahvaz, iran

injection drug use has been the most growing rout of drug abuse in iran in the past decade and it has been responsible for the transmission of hiv virus in more than two third of cases. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of hiv and hepatitis b in a group of idu cadavers and to compare the results to a group of cadavers of the normal population. in a case-control study ...

BACKGROUND The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is hyper-endemic in injecting drug users. There is also excess HCV among non-injection drug users who smoke, snort, or sniff heroin, cocaine, crack, or methamphetamine. METHODS To summarize the research literature on HCV in drug users and identify gaps in knowledge, we conducted a synthesis of the relevant research carried out between 1989 and 2006. Usin...

Introduction In 2018, the first Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne, Australia was officially opened. This study assessed whether this facility attracted people who inject drugs, were socially vulnerable, and engaged drug-related behaviors associated with increased morbidity mortality risk. Methods a cross-sectional analysis of frequency use during 18 months after opening (July 201...

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) estimates that there may be currently between 750,000 and 1,000,000 active injecting drug users (IDUs) in the European Union (EU). Indirect indicators such as data from drug treatment entrants suggest that the trend in injecting is stable or declining. Data from studies among IDUs, however, suggest that recent recruitment into...