Gowing, Linda and Farrell, Michael and Bornemann, Reinhard and Sullivan, Lynn E and Ali, Robert (2011) Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (8), Art. No.: CD004145. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004145.pub4.
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Injecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with HIV and other blood borne viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour. This review looks at original studies that reported the frequency or prevalence of risk behaviours, or information on HIV infection related to substitution treatment of opioid dependence to assess the extent to which oral substitution treatment prevents the transmission of HIV infection. It was not possible to accurately estimate the extent of reduction, but it is clear that oral substitution treatment reduces risk behaviours and also the probability of HIV infection amongst injecting drug users in substitution treatment.
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HJ Treatment method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance disorder drug therapy (pharmacological treatment)
HJ Treatment method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution)
HJ Treatment method > Treatment outcome
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > International
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