World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

HIV/AIDS and STI

Evidence for Action Policy Brief: Reduction of HIV Transmission through Drug-Dependence Treatment - WHO/HIV/2004.04  (Also available in Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Malaysian, Mongolian, Russian and Vietnamese languages)

Background

Drug-dependence treatment aims at improving the health and quality of life of persons with drug dependence through achieving abstinence from drug consumption, reduction in morbidity and mortality caused by or related to high risk behaviours associated with drug consumption, and providing access to services and opportunities to achieve the highest possible level of physical, mental and social well-being.

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