ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2014
Transitions from injecting to non-injecting drug use: potential protection against HCV infection.
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- Perceived health and alcohol use in individuals with HIV and Hepatitis C who use drugs.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Perceived risk for severe outcomes and drinking status among drug users with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).Addictive behaviors · 2016Article
- From Long-Term Injecting to Long-Term Non-Injecting Heroin and Cocaine Use: The Persistence of Changed Drug Habits.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2016Article
- HIV infection among persons who inject drugs: ending old epidemics and addressing new outbreaks.AIDS (London, England) · 2016Review
- HIV, Hepatitis C, and Abstinence from Alcohol Among Injection and Non-injection Drug Users.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection among persons who inject drugs in New York City: 2006-2013.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2015Article
- Can HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Infection be Eliminated Among Persons Who Inject Drugs?Journal of addictive diseases · 2015Article
- Policy responses to viral hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs in Member States of the WHO European region: a sub-analysis of the WHO 2013 global hepatitis policy survey.BMC infectious diseases · 2014Article
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Abstract
Transitions from injecting to non-injecting drug use have been reported from many different areas, particularly in areas with large human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics. The extent to which such transitions actually protect against HIV and HCV has not been determined. A cross-sectional survey with HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) testing was conducted with 322 former injectors (persons who had injected illicit drugs but permanently transitioned to non-injecting use) and 801 current injectors recruited in New York City between 2007 and 2012. There were no differences in HIV prevalence, while HCV prevalence was significantly lower among former injectors compared to current injectors. Years injecting functioned as a mediating variable linking former injector status to lower HCV prevalence. Transitions have continued well beyond the reduction in the threat of AIDS to injectors in the city. New interventions to support transitions to non-injecting drug use should be developed and supported by both drug treatment and syringe exchange programs.
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