| Title | HIV treatment access and scale-up for delivery of opiate substitution therapy with buprenorphine for IDUs in Ukraine--programme description and policy implications. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Bruce, Douglas R., Sergey Dvoryak, Laurie Sylla, and Frederick L. Altice |
| Journal | The International journal on drug policy |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 326-8 |
| Date Published | 2007 Aug |
| ISSN | 1873-4758 |
| Keywords | Adult, Buprenorphine, Female, Health Services Accessibility, HIV Infections, HIV Seropositivity, HIV-1, Humans, Male, Narcotic Antagonists, Needle-Exchange Programs, Opioid-Related Disorders, Pilot Projects, Policy Making, Program Development, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Ukraine |
| Abstract | Injection drug use (IDU) accounts for 70 percent of HIV cases in Ukraine. Until buprenorphine maintenance therapy (BMT) was introduced, few effective strategies aimed at achieving reduction in illicit drug use were available as a conduit to anti-retroviral therapy (ARV) among IDUs. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11904-011-0095-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Int. J. Drug Policy |
