Addiction

SARN Early Career Researcher Conference

23 January 2023

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Edinburgh

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United Kingdom

The Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) Early Career Researcher Conference (ECR) is taking place on Monday 23 January 2023 at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. This networking event will take place in person from 13:00-17:00 GMT and lunch will be served to all attendees.

Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Scientific article

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11 October 2022

The article ‘Drug use and associated factors in a North Eastern region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study’ published in the PanAfrican Medical Journal’ on 11/10/2022 by a number of authors coordinated by Dr Harrieth Peter and Castory...

HIV and Substance Use: Reading List

Reading List

World AIDS Day takes place in December each year. This reading list contains a list of research, publications and resources for practitioners relating to HIV/Aids. We also have a network dedicated to HIV and HCV where you can find a...

A human rights approach to integrating HIV and substance misuse services

Scientific article

Integrating HIV-related care with treatment for substance use disorder provides an opportunity to better meet the needs of people living with these conditions. People with substance use disorder are rendered especially vulnerable by...

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders

Book

Focus of this guide People with mental illness and/or SUD are disproportionally affected by HIV. They may participate in behaviours that increase risk for contracting and transmitting HIV, such as sharing injection drug equipment or...

Centre for disease control prevention factsheets: HIV and substance use

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster

Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment—for example, cookers—puts people at risk for getting or transmitting HIV and other infections. In addition to being at risk for HIV and viral hepatitis, people who inject drugs...

HIV and Substance Use

Book

This summary page, developed by HIV info and NIH’s Office of AIDS Research, explores HIV and substance use. The fact sheet addresses the following questions: What is the connection between HIV and substance use? How does substance use...

Ending Inequalities for People who Use Drugs: How the Global HIV Response can Transform Drug Policy

Video and audio recordings

This side event for the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs was originally presented on 14 March, 2022. Organised by INPUD, it was co-sponsored by Médecins du Monde, UNAIDS, UNODC HIV/AIDS Section, the Netherlands and Australia. In 2021...

HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support for People Who Use Stimulant Drugs

Toolkit

Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, the focus on HIV prevention, treatment and care among people who use drugs has concentrated on the needs of people who inject drugs, and mainly on those who inject opioids. However, data show that...

UNODC work relating to substance use and HIV

Website

UNODC has put together summaries of the work that they are doing relating to Drug use and HIV. Here, you can find out more about the work that UNODC has done relating to drug use and HIV prisons and HIV HIV and the sustainable development...