The evolution of addiction treatment and harm reduction programs in Iran: a chaotic response or a synergistic diversity?
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Abstract
Backgrounds and aims
Iran has 2.1 and 1.8% of its 15–64‐year‐old population living with illicit substance and opioid use disorders, respectively. To address these problems, Iran has been developing a large and multi‐modality addiction treatment system, spanning the time before and after the Islamic Revolution.
Methods
Iran's current drug treatment scene is a combination of services, ranging from medical/harm reduction services to punitive/criminal justice programs. Included in this array of services are drop‐in centers providing low‐threshold harm reduction services, such as distribution of sterile needles and syringes; opioid maintenance treatment clinics providing methadone, buprenorphine and opium tincture; and abstinence‐based residential centers. We will review the evolution of this system in four phases.
Résumé de l’enquête sérocomportementale du VIH/VHC auprès des usagers de drogues injectables Tunisie (UDI) 2017
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Résumé de l’enquête sérocomportementale du VIH/VHC auprès des usagers de drogues injectables Tunisie (UDI) 2017 :Association Tunisienne d’Information et d’Orientation sur le Sida et la Toxicomanie et la Direction des Soins de Santé de Base/Ministère de la santé en collaboration avec l’ONUSIDA et le Fond Mondial
En Tunisie, les UDI constituent un groupe à haut risque vis-à-vis du VIH ; le niveau de la séroprévalence observé était relativement stable entre 2009 et 2014, soit de 3.1% en 2009, 2.7% en 2011.de 3.9% en 2014.
إفطار لمركز المقدسي للتوعية والإرشاد تحت شعار ندعم ولا نعاقب
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- Published on 30 June 2016
قام مركز المقدسي للتوعية والإرشاد بتاريخ 19/06/2016 بدعم من جمعية نساء من أجل القدس بعمل إفطار جماعي في شهر رمضان المبارك لمجموعة من منتفعي مركز العلاج البديل في وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية بالاضافة إلى مجموعة من منتفعي مركز المقدسي من مستخدمي المخدرات الحاليين، وذلك تحت شعار حملة "ندعم ولا نعاقب" التي تهدف إلى رفع مستوى الوعي حول المخاطر التي تنتج عن تجريم استخدام المخدرات، والحاجة إلى الحد من مخاطرها وغيرها من الخدمات التي تحترم حقوق الإنسان وحقوق الأشخاص الذين يستخدمون المخدرات، ويأتي هذا الإفطار ضمن نشاطات المركز الهادفة إلى تعزيز الاندماج بالمجتمع.
MENA H Coalition Application to the Multi Country Grant by the Global Fund
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- Published on 08 May 2018
Upon the launch of the call for the Multi Country Grant by the Global Fund, the MENA H Coalition decided to apply. The MENA H Coalition Network members met multiple times to discuss the grant proposal components including Primary Recipient (PR), which later was confirmed to be the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, and roles within the Coalition.
Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes Is Dependent on the Design of the Syringe- Needle and Dead Space Volume
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- Published on 30 March 2016
There is now widespread recognition that syringes with detachable needles can increase the transmission of HIV and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs in comparison to syringes with fixed needles. This is due to the larger ‘dead space’ where the detachable needle meets the syringe. Recently, there have been at least two attempts to manufacture detachable needle and syringe combinations with decreased dead space.