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Readiness for cessation of drug use among recent attenders and nonattenders of a needle exchange program

Article Abstract:

Research has been conducted on drug abuse reatment via the use of needle exchange programs. The relationship between needle exchange program attendance and readiness for drug use cessation has been investigated, and the results suggest that such programs can increase the proportion of injection drug users in treatment.

Author: Vlahov, David, Celentano, David D., Strathdee, Steffanie A., Henderson, Leigh A.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2003
Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Drug abuse treatment, Drug abuse, Needle exchange programs, Intravenous drug abuse

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Support among persons infected with HIV for routine health department contact for HIV partner notification

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Research has been conducted on partner notification services to those who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Results demonstrate that most people with HIV suport health departments contacting them after HIV diagnosis want assistance with partner notification.

Author: Handsfield, H. Hunter, Holmes, King K., Hopkins, Sharon G., Golden, Matthew R., Morris, Martina
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2003
Management dynamics, Management, Company business management, Health services administration

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Taking informed consent seriously in global HIV vaccine research

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The author discusses the publication on HIV infection prevention. The topics of interest include the use of HIV vaccines in clinical trials and the efficacy of these vaccines.

Author: Mariner, Wendy K.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2003
Physiological aspects, Clinical trials, AIDS vaccines

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Care and treatment, Research, Methods, United States, Analysis, Prevention, Statistics, HIV infection, HIV infections, HIV patients, AIDS (Disease), Epidemiology, AIDS research, AIDS treatment
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