LAS VEGAS – Rates of intravenous drug use-associated HIV transmission decreased dramatically among patients at an inner-city community health center in Connecticut, suggesting that routine ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A daily dose of powerful anti-HIV medicine helped cut the risk of infection with the AIDS virus by 49 percent in intravenous drug users in a Bangkok study that showed for the first ...

Drug use, especially injection drug use, presents substantial risks for HIV transmission. Understanding the intricate relationship between drug use and HIV infections is paramount for implementing ...

Rate of HIV infection in intravenous drug users in the U.S. in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That rate has fallen by half — from 18% — since the 1990s. Despite the ...

Injection drug use in the Appalachian region led to a significant syndemic of fatal overdoses and rising rates of HIV and ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - HIV infections among intravenous drug users in the United States have fallen by half in the past decade, but HIV testing is also down and risky behaviors such as needle-sharing ...

The district topped the state in the number of intravenous drug users (IDUs) in HIV patients reported in 2023 and 2024 ...

A previous post reviewed data about drug use among sexual and gender minority people. In addition to its direct health risks, drug use is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. It might ...