See the latest data on HIV among people who inject drugs, and learn what CDC is doing to prevent HIV infections among this population. HIV and Injection Drug Use Learn about the risk of getting or transmitting HIV through injection drug use, find out how to reduce the risk, and get additional resources.
HIV/HCV CoinfectionHCV infection is common among people with HIV who also inject drugs. Nearly 75% of people with HIV who report a history of injection drug
HIV among People who Inject Drugs . Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among People without HIV .
HIV PrEP for Persons who Inject Drugs: Although no medication has an FDA indication for preventing HIV acquisition through injection drug use
HIV and Injection Drug Use; HIV and People Who Inject Drugs; HIV and Injection Drug Use: Syringe Services Programs for HIV Prevention (Vital Signs) CDC Overdose Prevention; Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Guide for State and Local Health Departments [PDF 2 MB] amfAR Opioid Health Indicators Database
Cabenuva, a new injectable formulation for HIV treatment, combines two HIV antiretroviral drugs, cabotegravir and rilpivirine.
Truvada can be used to prevent HIV in females and males at risk for HIV infection through sexual contact or injectable drug use. Descovy can be used to prevent HIV in males at risk for HIV infection through sexual contact or injectable drug use but is limited for use in females at risk for HIV infection through injectable drug use only.
Injection Drug Use and HIV Risk. Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers) puts people at risk for getting or transmitting HIV and other infections. About 1 in 10 . new HIV diagnoses in the United States . are attributed to injection drug use or male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use. Risk
Injection Drug Use and HIV Risk. Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers) puts people at risk for getting or transmitting HIV and other infections. About 1 in 10 . new HIV diagnoses in the United States . are attributed to injection drug use or male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use. Risk
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become a job. She has already found out about unwanted pregnancies. Are STDs, HIV, and drugs not far away?
If she had been better informed, Missy would have got herself a Post-Exposure Prophylactic (PEP) course of treatment immediately after her close encounter with HIV.
This 28 day course of limited anti-HIV drugs is proven to greatly reduce the risk of HIV taking hold provided it is started with 72 hours of the occasion of potential infection. [check out the www.aids.gov website for details and boring insurance stuff]