| Title | High rates of police detention among recently released HIV-infected prisoners in Ukraine: implications for health outcomes. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Izenberg, Jacob M., Chethan Bachireddy, Michael Soule, Tetiana Kiriazova, Sergey Dvoryak, and Frederick L. Altice |
| Journal | Drug and alcohol dependence |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 154-60 |
| Date Published | 2013 Nov 1 |
| ISSN | 1879-0046 |
| Keywords | Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Medication Adherence, Opiate Substitution Treatment, Police, Risk Factors, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Ukraine |
| Abstract | Ukraine's HIV epidemic, primarily affecting people who inject drugs (PWID), is expanding and transitioning despite free opioid substitution therapy (OST) and antiretroviral therapy (ART), two effective ways to reduce HIV transmission. Police detention of PWID not resulting in a formal charge or imprisonment is common, but its prevalence and impact on health are not known. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.018 |
| Alternate Journal | Drug Alcohol Depend |
