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AIDS and injecting drug use in later life
Author(s)	Judith A Levy
Journal title	Research on Aging, vol 20, no 6, November 1998
Pages	pp 776-797
Keywords	AIDS ; Drug taking ; United States of America.
Annotation	Despite substantial progress in reducing the number of AIDS cases among substance-abusing populations, new cases of HIV can be increasingly attributed to injecting drug use through contaminated needles or indirectly through sexual transmission. While many studies examine factors related to drug use practices and AIDS among young and middle-aged substance abusers, few studies have considered how HIV is contracted or experienced among older addicts. This article reviews what is known about HIV and older substance abusers with special emphasis on the age-related factors that shape the experience of AIDS for this population. Drawing on findings from the Partners in Community Health Project (US), it explores factors that underlie older injectors' and other substance abusers' risk for HIV. Finally, issues related to the treatment of older HIV-positive injecting drug users are explored and priorities for future research are identified. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-981116408 A
Classmark	CQTT: ETD: 7T
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