Cities central to HIV response for people who use drugs
12 April 2016
By The Lancet.com
The international drug control regime and the international response to HIV have both failed at significantly reducing HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID). HIV prevalence in PWID is 28 times higher than in the general population, and only 14% of PWID living with HIV are receiving antiretroviral therapy;1 the situation of viral hepatitis among PWID is even worse.
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