HIV and injection drug use

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HIV and injection drug use

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English

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
Description:

Fast facts:

• HIV infections due to injection drug use have declined, but injecting drugs remains a significant risk.

• Sharing syringes is a direct route of HIV transmission.

• In one study, two out of five people who inject drugs and were diagnosed with HIV did not know they were infected.
Subjects:

HIV Infections Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Document Type:

Pamphlet (or booklet)
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

3 numbered pages
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:7f87c4342f59a1f27139031e4affac1789a42743ee3640a8efbc336caa407e5f
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42663/cdc_42663_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 132.80 KB ]

File Language:

English

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