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HIV Prevention & Risk Behaviour Aboriginal injection drug users more likely to contract HIV Canadian prisons and HIV risk Childhood sexual abuse increases likelihood of youth beginning injection drug use Crack cocaine smoking linked with HIV infection Crack pipes: Better access means less sharing HAART may be a powerful tool for HIV prevention High rates of syringe sharing among Thai injection drug users HIV knowledge & risk perception low but risk behaviour high among street youth Homelessness a key factor in youth experimenting with injection drug use Injecting cocaine – high risk for HIV VANDU "Alley Patrol": Extending the reach of HIV prevention HIV Treatment HAART may be a powerful tool for HIV prevention HIV treatment and disease progression influenced by individual and social factors HIV/AIDS care and integrated supervised injecting programs Homelessness a barrier to HIV treatment Incarceration a barrier to HIV therapy adherence Drug Policy Anti-drug PSAs ineffective Balanced drug strategies: Comprehensive or inconsistent? Canadian government mishandles research Drug law enforcement increases drug-related violence Drug planting by Thai police Enforcement gets lion’s share of federal Anti-Drug Strategy funding Evidence-based strategy called for to curtail the Afghan opium trade Policing & Drug Law Enforcement Drug law enforcement increases drug-related violence Drug users need support after release from prison Evidence planting by Thai police The role of police in supporting Insite Incarceration Canadian prisons and HIV risk Inability to access addiction treatment linked to increased HIV risk behaviour Incarceration a barrier to HIV therapy adherence Incarceration experiences of Thai injection drug users Incarceration not found to deter drug use Injection drug users report barriers to HIV care in prisons Addiction Treatment Compulsory drug treatment in Thailand Inability to access addiction treatment linked to increased HIV risk behaviour Insite can help people quit drugs Long waits a barrier to drug treatment for youth Methadone treatment a possible barrier to employment Needle Exchange Improving Vancouver's needle exchange services to reduce the risk of HIV Peer-run needle exchange reaches those at highest risk of HIV infection VANDU "Alley Patrol": Extending the reach of HIV prevention Supervised Injecting / Insite A description of a peer-run supervised injection site Condom use promoted by Insite Estimated overdose deaths averted by Insite HIV/AIDS care and integrated supervised injecting programs Increased use of Insite has no effect on employment Insite: A safe haven for women who inject drugs Insite can help people quit drugs Insite clients generally satisfied with the facility's design and service Insite nurses connect injection drug users with appropriate medical care Insite nurses deliver safer injection education Insite promotes access to health and social services Insite reduces overdose deaths Insite users not more likely to overdose Lessons from an unsanctioned safe injection site Operating policies and local drug culture influence Insite access Safer injecting education at Insite The role of police in supporting Insite Sex Work Low-threshold employment could reduce drug dealing and sex work Sex workers offered more money for sex without condoms Street-Involved Youth Aboriginal street youth more likely to be HIV-positive Alarming rates of injection drug use among street-involved youth Childhood physical abuse linked to injection drug use among high-risk youth Childhood sexual abuse increases likelihood of youth beginning injection drug use Crystal meth ‘very easy’ to acquire High levels of syringe sharing among young drug users HIV knowledge & risk perception low but risk behaviour high among street youth Homelessness a key factor in youth experimenting with injection drug use Homelessness increases health risks to street youth Homelessness linked to increased STIs among street youth Long waits a barrier to drug treatment for youth Meth injection and HCV among street youth No evidence of meth–violence link among Vancouver street youth Suicide and childhood trauma among street youth What brings youth to the streets of downtown Vancouver? Homelessness, Housing & Neighbourhoods Access to private space could reduce street disorder Homelessness a barrier to HIV treatment Homelessness a key factor in public drug use Homelessness a key factor in youth experimenting with injection drug use Homelessness increases health risks to street youth Homelessness linked to increased STIs among street youth Drug User Organizations A case study of VANDU A description of a peer-run supervised injection site Expanding the reach of harm reduction in Thailand Lessons from an unsanctioned safe injection site Mit Sampan Harm Reduction Center: Research and community empowerment Peer-run needle exchange reaches those at highest risk of HIV infection VANDU "Alley Patrol": Extending the reach of HIV prevention VANDU’s Injection Support Team fosters safer injecting Other Topics Anti-drug PSAs ineffective Crack pipes: Better access means less sharing Employment could benefit active drug users Injection drug use and violence Jugular injections common among Vancouver injection drug users Low-threshold employment could reduce drug dealing and sex work
Overdose among Thai injection drug users Skin infections a health concern for injection drug users
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