ArticleSubstance use & misuse2016
Heroin Use and Injection Risk Behaviors in Colombia: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention.
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- Determinants of health among people who use illicit drugs in the conflict-affected countries of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence.Conflict and health · 2022Review
- HIV prevention intervention for substance users: a review of the literature.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Review
- Foot drop with a popliteal artery aneurysm due to heroin use: A case report.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Young Drug Users: a Vulnerable Population and an Underutilized Resource in HIV/HCV Prevention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2018Review
- Geospatial Analysis of Drug Poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin in the USA, 2000-2014.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2017Article
- Drug dealing and drug using behaviors among people who inject drugs in Colombia: A cross-sectional study.Journal of substance use · 2017Article
- HIV and the Right to Health in Colombia.Health and human rights · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundHeroin production in Colombia has increased dramatically in recent decades, and some studies point to an increase in local heroin use since the mid-1990s. Despite this rapid increase, little is known about the effects of these activities on heroin injection within Colombia. One of the biggest concerns surrounding heroin injection is the potential spread of HIV through drug user networks.
objectivesThis article examines injection risk behaviors among heroin injectors in the Colombian cities of Medellín and Pereira to explore the implications for possible increased HIV transmission within this group.
methodsA cross-sectional study used respondent-driving sampling to recruit a sample of 540 people who inject drugs (PWID) over 18 years of age (Medellín: n = 242, Pereira: n = 298). Structured interviews with each participant were conducted using the World Health Organization Drug Injection Study Phase II Survey. An HIV test was also administered.
resultsInformation regarding the socio-demographics, injection drug use, HIV risk and transmission behaviors, injection risk management, and HIV knowledge and prevalence of participants are reported. The study identified many young, newly initiated injectors who engage in risky injection practices. The study also found that HIV prevalence is fairly low among participants (2.7%). CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE: Findings indicate a potential risk for the spread of HIV among PWID in Colombia given their widespread sharing practices, high rate of new injector initiation, and unsafe syringe cleaning practices. Colombia has a possibly time-limited opportunity to prevent an HIV epidemic by implementing harm reduction interventions among young, newly initiated PWID.
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